Two small and mobile antennae are present in the head region. This document is eeny048, one of a series of the department of entomology and nematology, ufifas extension. The housefly also house fly, housefly or common housefly, musca domestica, is a fly of the suborder cyclorrhapha. The head is hemispherical in shape and bears two lateral compound eyes.
The common housefly, musca domestica, lives in close association with people all over the world. Sugars containing solid foods are scrapped are liquefied with its saliva for sponging. In some cases, an individual component of the mouthparts became specialized for a new function. Three simple eyes ocelli are also present on dorsal side of the head. Isolation of pathogenic bacteria on the house fly, musca domestica l. Identifying types of flies that may get into houses. House flies of kentucky university of kentucky entomology. Muscidae house flies, calliphoridae blow flies, sarcophagidae. Housefly mouthparts, showing the pseudotracheae, semitubular grooves dark parallel bands used for sucking up liquid food the mouthparts are specially adapted for a liquid diet. People love watching colorful butterflies float from flower to flower. It is the most common fly species found in habitations.
An epidemic of enterohemorrhagic colitis caused by escherichia coli o157. House fly mouthparts molecular expressions florida state. Because of the structure of their mouthparts, food must. The house fly is often confused with the stable fly, stomoxys calcitrans linnaeus, and the false stable fly, muscina stabulans germar. If the fly encounters solid food it wants to eat, it drops saliva onto it. The mouthparts include labium, labrumepipharynx, hypopharynx, mandibles and first maxillae. The mouthparts are of sponging type and are used for sucking liquid food. Butterfly, cockroach, housefly, honey bee, mosquito. The housefly musca domestica is the most common of all domestic flies. The head is large and bears a pair of very large compound eyes and very small antennae. Instead, most flies in these 4 families have sponging mouthparts which are used to.
Functional morphology of the mouthparts of the adult mediterranean. House fly fact sheet 21 unh extension university of new. The labella gently dabs liquids into the proboscis, which then sucks up the liquid. Biological drawings, head of housefly, insect lifecycles, by d g mackean. In a year, it may produce 1012 generations in temperate region. In warm climatic conditions, house fly completes its life cycle from 23 weeks. Big collection of cliparts, vectors, illustration and vector arts. The housefly musca domestica is a fly of the suborder cyclorrhapha. It is believed to have evolved in the cenozoic era, possibly in the middle east, and has spread all over the world. Housefly feeds on any organic matter, exposed food or even an open wound and faecal matter.
Pdf isolation of pathogenic bacteria on the house fly. The body of housefly is distinguished into head, thorax and abdomen. Affordable and search from millions of royalty free images, photos and vectors. Semiochemicals from ovaries of gravid females attract ovipositing female houseflies, musca domestica pdf. House flies, a kind of filth fly, are a nuisance in homes. But from the tiniest blues to the largest swallowtails, how much do you really know about. Geneva, world health organization, 1986 unpublished document whovbc. The mandibulate mouthparts are reduced in size allowing the insect to excavate a deep narrow hole that is used for feeding. In weevils, for example, the front of the head is elongated into a long, slender proboscis. In the blow fly grahamsmith 1930 and the house fly hewitt 1914.
It produces a large population at a rapid pace due to the large number of egg production and high rate of development. Structure and life cycle of the housefly with diagram. Housefly mouthparts, showing the pseudotracheae, semitubular grooves dark parallel bands used for sucking up. Both sexes have sponging mouthparts, a thorax with four narrow stripes, and one pair of wings. Muscidae 3 or yellowish with dark midline and irregular dark markings on the sides.
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