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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Muscoidea » House Flies and kin (Muscidae) » Muscinae » Muscini » Musca
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A Maine house fly ? - Musca
Copyright © 2008 allenfr

A Maine house fly ? - Musca
North Waterboro Maine, York County, Maine, USA
April 18, 2008
to me just an early house fly, but I had fun taking the shot, am really new to this, and would like to know.
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Contributed by allenfr on 18 April, 2008 - 1:28pm
Last updated 26 October, 2012 - 8:42pm

Moved
Moved from Muscinae.
… John F. Carr, 26 October, 2012 - 8:42pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from House Flies and kin.
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Musca
Have a look at Photo#123763 (Musca autumnalis) which is in the "house fly" genus.
… Steve Pelikan, 19 April, 2008 - 3:26pm login or register to post comments

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Nice shot, nice fly. Hope we'll be seeing more. While I'm no expert, I shoot a lot of flies and have noted that some of those that appear to be common - house flies for example - are often hard to ID from photos. That said, good luck on this one!

A tip: Fly permitting, try for a shot of wing veins from above, as such a view can be a major aid in ID.
… Ron Hemberger, 19 April, 2008 - 12:00pm login or register to post comments

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