Musca facts for kids
- This page refers to the genus of flies; for the constellation, see Musca (constellation)
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| Musca domestica (housefly) | |
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Muscidae
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Muscinae
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Musca
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| Musca domestica |
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Musca is an important genus of flies. It includes Musca domestica (the common housefly), as well as Musca autumnalis (the face fly or autumn housefly). It is part of the family Muscidae.
Images for kids
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Musca (as Apis) can be seen in the upper right of this extract from Bayer's Uranometria of 1603
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The Coalsack Nebula can be seen as the large, dark region near the top of the photo. It extends into the northeast of Musca. The vertical dark column in the lower right of the image is the Dark Doodad Nebula.
See also
In Spanish: Musca para niños
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