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What is the common name for the scientific name 'Musca autumnalis'?
What is the common name for the scientific name 'Musca autumnalis'?
Which of the following is known as the 'Tsetse fly'?
Which of the following is known as the 'Tsetse fly'?
Which fly is referred to as the 'Sand fly'?
Which fly is referred to as the 'Sand fly'?
What is the common name for 'Chryzomia bezziania'?
What is the common name for 'Chryzomia bezziania'?
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Which of the following flies is classified as a 'Biting midge'?
Which of the following flies is classified as a 'Biting midge'?
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What is the common name for 'Oestrus ovis'?
What is the common name for 'Oestrus ovis'?
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Which fly is known as the 'Eye gnat'?
Which fly is known as the 'Eye gnat'?
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Which of the following is not a common name associated with 'Musca sorbens'?
Which of the following is not a common name associated with 'Musca sorbens'?
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Scientific name of face fly
Scientific name of face fly
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Scientific name of bazaar fly
Scientific name of bazaar fly
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Study Notes
Diptera: Fly Scientific Names and Common Names
- Musca autumnalis - Face fly
- Musca sorbens - Bazaar fly
- Musca vetussima - Australian bush fly; dung fly
- Stomoxys calcitrans - Stable fly; biting housefly
- Hematobia irritans - Horn fly
- Hematobia irritans exigua - Buffalo fly
- Hydrotaea irritans - Sheep head fly
- Culicoides - Biting midge
- Simulium - Blackfly; buffalo gnats
- Phlebotomus - Sand fly; owl midge
- Glossina - Tsetse fly
- Calliphora - Blue bottle fly; blue blowfly
- Lucilia - Green bottle fly; green blowfly, Copper bottle fly; copper blowfly
- Phormia - Black bottle fly; black blowfly
- Chryzomia bezziania - Old world screw worm fly; bluish green fly
- Cochliomyia hominivorax - New world screw worm fly
- Cochliomyia macellaria - Secondary screw worm fly
- Cordylobia anthrophaga - Skin maggot fly; tumbu fly
- Chrysops - Deer fly
- Haematopota - Cleg fly
- Tabanus - Horsefly; breeze fly
- Hippobosciidae - Louseflies; keds; forest flies
- Melophagus ovinus - Sheep ked
- Hippobosca equina - Horse louse fly; horse ked; new forest fly
- Pseudolynchia maura/canariensis - Pigeon louse fly; pigeon fly
- Lipoptena cervi - Deer ked
- Ophyra - Garbage fly
- Nycteribia pedicularis - Batfly
- Hippelates - Eye gnats
- Booponus intonsus - Foot maggot fly
- Oestrus ovis - Sheep nasal fly; nasal bots; head maggot
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Test your knowledge of various dipteran species through a quiz that covers both their scientific and common names. From the face fly to the tsetse fly, deepen your understanding of these fascinating insects and their classifications.
