House Fly

Scientific name: Musca domestica Linnaeus
(Diptera: Muscidae)

Facts: House fly adults are 1/4 to 5/16 inch long. The top part of the thorax is dusty gray and contains four equally broad stripes running from front to back. The fourth wing vein makes a sharp bend to the outside and almost meets the third at the wing tip. Adults have sponging and sucking mouthparts, while larvae have hooks in their mouthparts for tearing.

Photo credit: Extension Entomology, Texas A&M University