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House Fly

Musca domestica

Photo by John B.
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Field Notes

Description:

Musca domestica Linnaeus, 1758.

Habitat:

Spotted in the front yard of the rice mill on Princess Vine (Cissus verticillata) known in this part of the Philippines as Angel's Hair.

Notes:

The Princess Vine shown in my photos is displayed much better in some of the pictures at -
https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/flora/6/0/6023

Reference Links:

house fly-Encyclopedia of Life, Housefly - Wikipedia

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