Musca (fly)

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Musca
Musca domestica housefly.jpg
Musca domestica (housefly)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Muscidae
Tribe: Muscini
Genus: Musca
Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
M. domestica
Species

See text.

Synonyms
Musca domestica (housefly)

Musca is a genus of flies. It includes Musca domestica (the housefly), as well as Musca autumnalis (the face fly or autumn housefly). It is part of the family Muscidae.

Species[2]

References

  1. ^ Coquillett, D.W. (1901). "Types of anthomyid genera". Journal of the New York Entomological Society (PDF/ Adobe Acrobat). New York: The New York Entomological Society. 9: 134–146. {{cite journal}}: |format= requires |url= (help)
  2. ^ Systema Dipterorum (83 species)
  3. ^ Wiedemann, Christian Rudolph Wilhelm (1830). Aussereuropäische Zweiflügelige Insekten. Vol. 2. Retrieved 21 April 2020.

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