Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Muscidae ID in eye of a cow
Posted by bums on 09-08-2014 14:41
#1
hello, can anyone ID these flies hanging around a cow's eye in Belgium on 14-07-14 ? I don't know where to start searching.. thanks in advance, chris
Edited by bums on 09-08-2014 14:55
Posted by bums on 09-08-2014 14:41
#2
and this
Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 09-08-2014 14:50
#3
Musca.
Posted by bums on 09-08-2014 14:55
#4
thanks, Stephane
Posted by John Carr on 09-08-2014 15:49
#5
In North America the species on faces is the "face fly"
Musca autumnalis. A swarm entered my car when I stopped in Texas and tried to land on my face for the next hour of driving.
Posted by bums on 10-08-2014 09:27
#6
thanks John, that must have been a hilarious drive...for others to watch.