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Pair of house flies making babies Making use of my bug hotel! Geotagged,Housefly,Musca domestica,United Kingdom,flies,insects,isle of wight Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

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  1. Must be date night. Posted 5 years ago
    1. Ha ha! They were at it for ages! Posted 5 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 Claire Hamilton
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Uploaded Apr 27, 2020. Captured in 53 Perowne Way, Sandown PO36 9BX, UK.