Question

What is Musca domestica?

Answer 1

Musca domestica:

1. Musca domestica is the cosmopolitan dipteran fly found all over the world and acts as commensal to humans.
2. It is commonly known as housefly which acts as a mechanical vector (carrier of the infectious agent) of diseases such as typhoid.
3. It belongs to the suborder Cyclorrhapha and is believed to have developed in the Cenozoic era.
4. It is also the most common fly species found in houses.