Musca (fly)
Genus of flies / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the genus of flies. For the constellation, see Musca. For other uses, see Musca (disambiguation).
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.
Quick Facts Musca, Scientific classification ...
Musca | |
---|---|
Musca domestica (housefly) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Muscidae |
Tribe: | Muscini |
Genus: | Musca Linnaeus, 1758 |
Type species | |
M. domestica | |
Species | |
See text. | |
Synonyms | |
|
Close