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Common House Fly
Musca domestica
29 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Face flyMusca autumnalis
Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans
False Stable FlyMuscina stabulans
Lesser House FlyFannia canicularis
Australian Sheep Blow FlyLucilia cuprina
Blue BlowflyCalliphora vicina
Synthesiomyia nudiseta
Musca vetustissima
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 4,995 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 3,156 |
| Texas | 3,002 |
| Canada | 572 |
| Quebec | 310 |
| Indiana | 296 |
| Oklahoma | 279 |
| California | 215 |
| New Zealand | 196 |
| Mexico | 177 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Flies · Diptera |
| Family | House Flies and Allies · Muscidae |
| Genus | Musca |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Common House Fly with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.