DIPTERA
That's not a species but a higher division above genus and species.
domestica
Domestica
kingdom: Animalia phylum: arthropoda class: incecta order:diptera family:muscoida genus:musca species: musca domestica
sometimes only a few days. a species of mayfly only live a few minutes
Musca domestica is the name of the housefly.Specifically, the insect in question has two main names. One is the common name of common housefly, house fly or house-fly. The other is the scientific name of Musca domestica. The name Musca ("fly") represents the genus to which the housefly belongs. The name domestica ("domestic") signals the species within the genus.
In many countries people go in open spaces for defecation. This is a common practice in villages of India. Housefly sits on the fecal matter. Thousands of microorganisms get entangled on the legs of the housefly. Housefly has got fine hairlike projections on it's legs. This facilitate the trapping of microorganisms on the legs of housefly. This housefly may go and sit on the food that you are eating. The disease causing microorganisms are thus transmitted this way. Ova of the worms and cysts of the pathogenic species of Amoeba are also transmitted in the same way. Thus housefly is important agent to transmit the infections that are transmitted by fecal-oral route.
The larval housefly is referred to as a maggot.
excretory organ of housefly
The scientific name for the housefly is Musca domestica.
Musca is the genus to which housefly belongs.Its zoological name is Musca domestica.
The larval housefly is referred to as a maggot.
No, the young of a housefly is a maggot.