Question

Select the genus and order of housefly.

• A. Genus-musca, Order-Muscida
• B. Genus-Diptera, Order - Muscida
• C. Genus - Musca, Order - Diptera
• D. Genus - Diptera, Order - Insecta

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Genus - Musca, Order - Diptera

The housefly (Musca domestica) is a fly of the suborder Cyclorrhapha. It possibly originated in the Middle East, and spread around the world as a commensal of humans. It is the most common fly species found in houses. Adults are gray to black, with four dark, longitudinal lines on the thorax, slightly hairy bodies, and a single pair of membranous wings. They have red eyes, set farther apart in the slightly larger female.