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House fly Top view of a House Fly on top of a pink flower. Fly,House Fly,Housefly,Insects,Musca domestica Click/tap to enlarge Species intro

House fly

Top view of a House Fly on top of a pink flower.

    comments (4)

  1. Great composition and color, great job Sky! Posted 13 years ago
  2. Indeed great shot! Posted 13 years ago
  3. Wonderful !!! Posted 13 years ago
  4. excellent focus, sharp result! Posted 13 years ago

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The housefly , ''Musca domestica'', is a fly of the suborder Cyclorrhapha. It is believed to have evolved in the Cenozoic era, possibly in the Middle East, and has spread all over the world. It is the most common fly species found in habitations. Adult insects are grey to black with four dark longitudinal lines on the thorax, slightly hairy bodies and a single pair of membranous wings. They have red eyes, and the slightly larger female has these set further apart than the male.

Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Ludo Sak
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Uploaded Sep 20, 2011. Captured Sep 2, 2011 16:52.
  • Canon EOS 550D
  • f/4.6
  • 1/664s
  • ISO100
  • 60mm