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The lesser house fly

Latin: Fannia canicularis. The lesser house fly is the typical house fly. It is 5 -7 mm. The males of this species can be seen in a tireless bouncing dance around lamps or other things hanging down from the ceiling. The lesser house fly lays its eggs one by one in very moist, decaying substances, […]

Lesser housefly

( Latin: Fannia canicularis) This is the fly, common in houses, which circles ceaselessly round lamps and candles. The female lays eggs in very damp rotting material, such as wet manure, at the outflow of the kitchen sink and similar places, and there the characteristic, flat larvae develop (p. 104). This little fly is often […]

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