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Musca autumnalis to confirm--> Musca domestica
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The fly was caught by hand indoors, November 11th 2023 (Spain: Girona: Beuda: 400 masl)
Looks like Musca but is not Musca domestica. Perhaps M.autumnalis, but abdomen is mostly grey with orange only anteriorly.
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It has a broad frontal vitta and haired proepisternum, consistent with Musca domestica.
 
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That's the hairs on proepisternum (in front of spiracle) that seemed to be absent to me...
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I see a few hairs, not as many as in the drawing.
 
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Now I think I see them
Thanks!
 
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