[PUGACHEV]

I think rather that it probably came from "mosca" the Spanish word for fly.

[Sabertooth]

I think rather that it probably came from "mosca" the Spanish word for fly.

Do you happen to know the origins of "mosca?" What's the Latin for fly?

I may have it backward, it maybe that the mosques are named after the bugs, but it's my understanding that the words mosque and mosquito share a common origin.