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Eumusca Townsend, 1911. Plaxemya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830. Musca is a genus of flies. It includes Musca domestica (the housefly), as well as Musca autumnalis (the face fly or autumn housefly). It is part of the family Muscidae .
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Subspecies. M. d. calleva Walker, 1849. M. d. domestica...
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Musca (Latin for 'the fly') is a small constellation in the...
- Musca (fly) - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
M. domestica. Linnaeus, 1758 [1] Synonyms. Byomya...
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Muscidae are a family of flies found in the superfamily Muscoidea . Muscidae, some of which are commonly known as house flies or stable flies due to their synanthropy, are worldwide in distribution and contain almost 4,000 described species in over 100 genera. Most species are not synanthropic. Adults can be predatory, hematophagous ...
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M. d. domestica Linnaeus, 1758. Housefly is the common fly often found in houses. The Latin name for the housefly is Musca domestica. This species is always found near humans. It is the most common species found on hog and poultry farms, horse stables and ranches. Not only are house flies a nuisance, but they also carry disease-causing organisms.
Musca sociominor Harris, 1780 The lesser house fly ( Fannia canicularis ) , commonly known as little house fly , is a species of fly . It is somewhat smaller (3.5–6 mm (0.14–0.24 in)) than the common housefly and is best known for its habit of entering buildings and flying in jagged patterns in the middle of a room.
