Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Smoky Mountains
University of Tennessee Biological Field Station
August 8-10, 2008
Details...
 
Photos from the last gathering (Minnesota 2007)

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Muscoidea » House Flies and kin (Muscidae) » Musca » Face fly (Musca autumnalis)
Photo#43852
Fly - Musca autumnalis
Copyright © 2006 Charles Schurch Lewallen

Fly - Musca autumnalis
Henryetta, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, USA
February 28, 2006
Size: aprox. 8mm
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Charles Schurch Lewallen on 28 February, 2006 - 2:42pm
Last updated 1 March, 2006 - 8:13am

Fly
Thanks to both of you.
I was curious because it looked like a house fly but I had never seen those colors before.
… Charles Schurch Lewallen, 1 March, 2006 - 11:40am login or register to post comments

Musca autumnalis
Nice shot of this close relative of the housefly, just a bit stouter and more brightly colored. Species name is due to the habit of overwintering as an adult, often in wooden buildings - hence most commonly seen during fall.
… Richard Vernier, 1 March, 2006 - 7:48am login or register to post comments

 
Moved to guide
We needed this one, I have been waiting for it because it is one of the introduced species and we didn't have a single image.
… Beatriz Moisset, 1 March, 2006 - 8:19am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2008 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact