Musca (fly)
insect genus
Musca is an important genus of flies. It includes Musca domestica (the common housefly), as well as Musca autumnalis (the face fly or autumn housefly). It is part of the family Muscidae.
| Musca | |
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| Musca domestica (housefly) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Muscidae |
| Tribe: | Muscini |
| Genus: | Musca Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| M. domestica | |
| Synonyms | |
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References
change- ↑ Coquillett, D.W. (1901). "Types of anthomyid genera" (PDF/ Adobe Acrobat). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 9 (3). New York: The New York Entomological Society: 134–146. JSTOR 25002949.
