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Fascinating Nigeria: HOUSEFLY SCIENTIFIC DATA.

Fascinating Nigeria: HOUSEFLY SCIENTIFIC DATA. : Housefly Conservation status Not evaluated  ( IUCN 3.1 ) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arth...

Fascinating Nigeria: DO WE REALLY NOW MUCH ABOUT THE HOUSEFLY?

Fascinating Nigeria: DO WE REALLY NOW MUCH ABOUT THE HOUSEFLY? : The housefly (also house fly , house-fly or common housefly ), Musca domestica , is a fly of the suborder Cyclorrhapha . It is believed t...

Fascinating Nigeria: WELCOME TO FASCINATING NIGERIA.

Fascinating Nigeria: WELCOME TO FASCINATING NIGERIA. : photo credit: google. photo credit: google.  Welcome to Fascinating Nigeria. A blog dedicated to informing Nigerians about (excl...

HOUSEFLY SCIENTIFIC DATA.

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Housefly Conservation status Not evaluated  ( IUCN 3.1 ) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Section: Schizophora Family: Muscidae Genus: Musca Species: M. domestica Binomial name Musca domestica Linnaeus , 1758 Subspecies M. d. calleva Walker, 1849 M. d. domestica Linnaeus, 1758  REFERENCES: WIKIPEDIA.

DO WE REALLY NOW MUCH ABOUT THE HOUSEFLY?

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The housefly (also house fly , house-fly or common housefly ), Musca domestica , is a fly of the suborder Cyclorrhapha . It is believed to have evolved in the Cenozoic era, possibly in the Middle East, and has spread all over the world. It is the most common fly species found in habitations. Adult insects are grey to black with four dark longitudinal lines on the thorax, slightly hairy bodies and a single pair of membranous wings. They have red eyes, and the slightly larger female has these set further apart than the male. The female housefly usually only mates once and stores the sperm for later use. She lays batches of about 100 eggs on decaying organic matter such as garbage , carrion or feces . These soon hatch into legless white maggots which after 2 to 5 days of development transform into reddish-brown pupae, about 8 mm (0.3 in) long. Adult flies normally live for 2 to 4 weeks but can hibernate during the winter. The adults feed on a variety of liquid ...