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Latrine Fly

Fannia scalaris

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 20, February 15, March 23, April 36, May 52, June 57, July 61, August 52, September 38, October 29, November 16, December 12.
United States436
Alaska410
Ohio16
Canada9
Quebec5
Kansas4
Wisconsin3
Michigan3
China3
Beijing Municipality3

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderFlies · Diptera
FamilyLesser House Flies and Allies · Fanniidae
GenusFannia

Sources

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Practise Latrine Fly with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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