Musca xanthomelas
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| Musca xanthomelas | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Muscidae |
| Genus: | Musca |
| Species: | M. xanthomelas |
| Binomial name | |
| Musca xanthomelas Wiedemann, 1824 | |
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Musca xanthomelas is a species of fly belonging to the taxonomic tribe Muscini. It is widespread across Africa[1] from the eastern to southern regions.[2] It feeds on dung, especially from cattle and a variety of other sources such as tears from wildebeest.
Female members of this species at intervals of about 5 days can lay up to 4 batches of eggs with as many as 33 eggs per batch. A single female can produce a maximum of 94 eggs.[3]