Muscidae (unidentified)
(Unidentified Muscid Flies: House Fly, Green Bottles)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
UnidentifiedMuscidae (unidentified) (Unidentified Muscid Flies: House Fly, Green Bottles)
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)
Records of Muscidae (unidentified) (Unidentified Muscid Flies: House Fly, Green Bottles) :
1: Muscidae (unidentified) (Unidentified Muscid Flies: House Fly, Green Bottles)
18 Sep 2011 OSGR: SU69 51° 40’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
large female Muscid, on soil
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - white backgroundImage 2: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - enlargedImage 3: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - highly enlargedImage 4: Female - head - antero-dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 5: Female - head - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Female - lateral view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 7: Female - thorax and scutellum - dorsal view - enlargedImage 8: Female - thorax - lateral view - highly enlargedImage 9: Female - ventral view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 10: Wing - highly enlarged
2: Muscidae (unidentified) (Unidentified Muscid Flies: House Fly, Green Bottles)
19 May 2007 OSGR: TF84 52° 60’ N, 0° 50’ E Vice County: West Norfolk (VC 28) England
on washed up dead seabird
Image 1: Two flies resting on feathers of dead sea-birdImage 2: Female - ventro-lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 3: Female - ventro-lateral view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 4: Female - ventro-lateral view - highly enlarged - pale background (2)Image 5: Head and thorax - ventro-lateral view - close-up - magnified - pale backgroundImage 6: On feathers of dead sea-bird - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 7: On feathers of dead sea-bird - dorsal view - enlargedImage 8: On feathers of dead sea-bird - dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 9: On feathers of dead sea-bird - dorso-lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 10: On feathers of dead sea-bird - front three-quarter view - close-up - enlargedImage 11: On feathers of dead sea-bird - latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 12: On feathers of dead sea-bird - latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 13: On feathers of dead sea-bird - latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 14: On feathers of dead sea-bird - latero-dorsal view - enlargedImage 15: On feathers of dead sea-bird - latero-dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 16: On feathers of dead sea-bird - latero-dorsal view - enlarged (3)Image 17: On feathers of dead sea-bird - postero-dorsal view - enlargedImage 18: Thorax - ventro-lateral view - magnified
3: Muscidae (unidentified) (Unidentified Muscid Flies: House Fly, Green Bottles)
5 May 2007 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Female, resting on gate
Image 1: Female - antero-lateral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 2: Female - antero-lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged (2)
4: Muscidae (unidentified) (Unidentified Muscid Flies: House Fly, Green Bottles)
10 Aug 2006 OSGR: SK15 53° 0’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Staffs (VC 39) England
on house wall
Image 1: Fly - in situ - dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Fly - in situ - dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 3: Fly - in situ - dorso-lateral view - enlargedImage 4: Fly - in situ - dorso-lateral view - enlarged (2)Image 5: Fly - in situ - dorso-lateral view - enlarged (3)Image 6: Specimen - abdomen - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 7: Specimen - head and antennae - anterior view - magnifiedImage 8: Specimen - head and mouthparts - lateral view - magnifiedImage 9: Specimen - head and mouthparts - lateral view - magnified (2)Image 10: Specimen - head and mouthparts - lateral view - magnified (3)Image 11: Specimen - head and thorax - antero-dorsal view - magnifiedImage 12: Specimen - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 13: Specimen - head and thorax - lateral view - magnifiedImage 14: Specimen - head - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 15: Specimen - head - lateral view - magnifiedImage 16: Specimen - lateral view - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 17: Specimen - lateral view - enlarged - pale background (2)Image 18: Specimen - lateral view - enlarged - pale background (3)Image 19: Specimen - lateral view - enlarged - pale background (4)Image 20: Specimen - scutellum - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 21: Specimen - thorax - lateral view - magnifiedImage 22: Specimen - thorax - lateral view - magnified (2)
5: Muscidae (unidentified) (Unidentified Muscid Flies: House Fly, Green Bottles)
9 Aug 2006 OSGR: SK15 53° 0’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Staffs (VC 39) England
on window sill
Image 1: Fly - in situ on wall - front three-quarter view - enlargedImage 2: Fly - in situ on wall - latero-dorsal view - enlargedImage 3: Specimen - abdomen - ventral view - highly enlargedImage 4: Specimen - dorsal view - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 5: Specimen - head - anterior view - highly enlargedImage 6: Specimen - head - antero-dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 7: Specimen - head - antero-dorsal view - highly enlarged (2)Image 8: Specimen - head - antero-dorsal view - highly enlarged (3)Image 9: Specimen - head - antero-dorsal view - highly enlarged (4)Image 10: Specimen - head - antero-lateral view - highly enlargedImage 11: Specimen - head - antero-lateral view - highly enlarged (2)Image 12: Specimen - head - antero-lateral view - highly enlarged (3)Image 13: Specimen - head - lower front three-quarter view - highly enlargedImage 14: Specimen - latero-dorsal view - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 15: Specimen - latero-dorsal view - enlarged - pale background (2)Image 16: Specimen - latero-dorsal view - enlarged - pale background (3)Image 17: Specimen - latero-ventral view - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 18: Specimen - latero-ventral view - enlarged - pale background (2)Image 19: Specimen - latero-ventral view - enlarged - pale background (3)Image 20: Specimen - thorax - highly enlargedImage 21: Specimen - ventral view - enlarged - pale background
6: Muscidae (unidentified) (Unidentified Muscid Flies: House Fly, Green Bottles)
7 Aug 2006 OSGR: SK15 53° 0’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Staffs (VC 39) England
visiting Autumnal Hawkbit
Image 1: Abdomen - lateral view - close-up - magnified - pale backgroundImage 2: Abdomen - lateral view - close-up - magnified - pale background (2)Image 3: Adult - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 4: Adult - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - pale background (2)Image 5: Head and proboscis - lateral view - close-up - magnified - pale backgroundImage 6: Head and proboscis - lateral view - close-up - magnified - pale background (2)Image 7: Head and thorax - lateral view - close-up - magnified - pale backgroundImage 8: Hind leg - lateral view - close-up - magnified - pale backgroundImage 9: In situ - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 10: In situ - front three-quarters view - close-up - enlargedImage 11: In situ - front three-quarters view - enlargedImage 12: In situ - lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 13: In situ - lateral view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 14: Scutellum - ventro-lateral view - close-up - magnified - pale backgroundImage 15: Thorax - lateral view - close-up - magnified - pale backgroundImage 16: Thorax - lateral view - close-up - magnified - pale background (2)Image 17: Thorax - lateral view - close-up - magnified - pale background (3)Image 18: Wing - close-up - magnified - white background

Muscidae (unidentified) (Unidentified Muscid Flies: House Fly, Green Bottles) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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