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Small False Greenbottle

Neomyia cornicina

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Muscidae

The housefly (Musca domestica) is a fly of the suborder Cyclorrhapha. It possibly originated in the Middle East, and spread around the world as a commensal of humans. Adults are gray to black, with four dark, longitudinal lines on the thorax, slightly hairy bodies, and a single pair of membranous wings.

Distribution

Martien van den Heuvel · CC BY
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