Common Bush Fly - Musca sp., (Musca vetustissima ?)

Family Muscidae

This page contains pictures and information about Common Bush Flies that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

Body  length 8mm and 10mm 

 

 

Pictures were taken near Moolabin Creek in mid summer.

 

 

 

Bush Flies develop as maggots in the animals dung. Adults have two stripes on their back.

 

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Reference:

1. Wildlife of Tropical North Queensland - Queensland Museum Publications 2000, p107.

2. Insects of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University Press, 2nd Edition 1991, p781. 

3. On the Fly, The Interactive Atlas and Key to Australian Fly Families CD Rom - Hamilton, J. et al. 2006. Brisbane : CBIT & ABRS. 

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