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Bush Flies - Family Muscidae

This page contains pictures and information about Bush Flies that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
 
Bush Flies develop as maggots in the animals dung. Adults have two stripes on their back. The Common House Fly Musca domestica is also in this family.

 
Common Bush Fly
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Musca sp., (Musca vetustissima ?), mating couple, body  length 10mm and 12mm
Pictures were taken near Moolabin Creek in mid summer. Please also check this page for more information.
  
 
Blue Fly, Black Garbage Fly or Dump Fly
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Ophyra sp. or Neomyia sp., body length 5mm
We usually found them rest on leaves in dense forest. Please also check this page for more details.
 
 
Unknown Fly
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? sp., body length 6mm
We found this mating pair in Yugarapul Park during early summer on a Banksia tree. Look like the Muscid but not too sure.
Reference:
1. Muscidae Bush Flies - Insects of Townsville, Australia - Graeme Cocks
 
 
Reference:
1. Insects of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University Press, 2nd Edition 1991, p780.
2. Insects of Australia and New Zealand - R. J. Tillyard, Angus & Robertson, Ltd, Sydney, 1926, p375. 

 
 
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Last updated: February 15, 2008.