
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
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Uploaded Dec 16, 2014. Captured Dec 16, 2014 11:10 in 19 Terrace Road, West Molesey, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey KT12, UK.
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