MUSCIDAE
(muscid flies: house fly, green bottles)

Interactions where MUSCIDAE is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
adult may be infected by Furia americana an entomophagous fungus Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae Key to the Species of Entomophthora sensu lato, Waterhouse, G.M. & Brady, B.L., 1982
 /Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Furia americana/Furia americanaan entomophagous fungus Animal / pathogen /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Muscidae/Muscidaemuscid flies: house fly, green bottlesadult infects adult
(live) live adult may be infected by Entomophthora muscae an entomophagous fungus Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae Key to the Species of Entomophthora sensu lato, Waterhouse, G.M. & Brady, B.L., 1982
 /Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Entomophthora muscae/Entomophthora muscaean entomophagous fungus Animal / pathogen /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Muscidae/Muscidaemuscid flies: house fly, green bottlesliveadult infects live adult

Author & YearTitleSource
Waterhouse, G.M. & Brady, B.L., 1982Key to the Species of Entomophthora sensu latoBull. Br. mycol Soc. 16, 113-143, 1982 Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. 16 (2): 113-143.

MUSCIDAE (muscid flies: house fly, green bottles) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

MUSCIDAE (muscid flies: house fly, green bottles) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Achanthiptera rohrelliformis
a muscid fly
Species 1 trophisms
Azelia
a genus of muscid flies
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
Coenosia
a genus of muscid flies
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms 1 references
Drymeia
a genus of muscid flies
Genus 2 subtaxa 3 trophisms
Eudasyphora cyanella
a green bottle
Species 2 trophisms
Haematobia irritans
Horn Fly
Species 4 trophisms 1 references
Haematobosca stimulans
a muscid fly
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Helina
a genus of muscid flies
Genus 3 subtaxa 3 trophisms
Hydrotaea
a genus of muscid flies
Genus 4 subtaxa 5 trophisms
Limnophora
a genus of muscid flies
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
Lispocephala
a genus of flies
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 references
Mesembrina meridiana
Noon Fly, Black Noon Fly
Species 1 trophisms
Morellia
a genus of muscid flies
Genus 2 subtaxa 2 trophisms
Musca
house-flies
Genus 3 subtaxa 9 trophisms
Muscina
a genus of muscid flies
Genus 3 subtaxa 3 trophisms
Mydaea
a genus of muscid flies
Genus 4 subtaxa 7 trophisms
Phaonia
a genus of muscid flies
Genus 12 subtaxa 20 trophisms
Polietes
a genus of muscid flies
Genus 2 subtaxa 3 trophisms
Potamia littoralis
a muscid fly
Species 3 trophisms
Potamia setifemur
a muscid fly
Species 1 trophisms
Stomoxys calcitrans
Stable Fly, Biting Housefly
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyMUSCIDAE (muscid flies: house fly, green bottles)
SuperfamilyMUSCOIDEA (dung and house flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Calyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for MUSCIDAE (muscid flies: house fly, green bottles)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Fonseca, E.C.M. d’Assis 1968 Diptera: Cyclorrapha Calyptrata Sect (b) Muscidae Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 4(b), 119pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Gregor, F., Rozkosny, R., Barták, & Vanhara, J. 2002 The Muscidae (Diptera) of Central Europe Folia Fac. Sci. Nat. Univ. Masaryk. Brun., Bio!., 107: 1-280.

Muscini/Genera

Nihei, S.S. & de Carvalho, C.J.B. 2009 The Muscini flies of the world (Diptera, Muscidae): identification key and generic diagnoses Zootaxa Vol 1976: 1-24.

MUSCIDAE (muscid flies: house fly, green bottles) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to MUSCIDAE (muscid flies: house fly, green bottles):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 635 images of MUSCIDAE (muscid flies: house fly, green bottles)

Many species breed in dung or carrion. In these cases the females can be found on the substrate, while males wait hopefully on nearby vegetation.

Due to the unsavoury habits of the flies, collecting tubes should be washed in disinfectant after use.

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