Muscidae (House Flies and Allies)

Species in this group

Mesembrina meridiana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Neomyia lauta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Stomoxys calcitrans

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Mesembrina latreillii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Mesembrina mystacea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Neomyia cornicina

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Anaphalantus longicornis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Musca domestica

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

~10%

Jul

<5%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see House Flies and Allies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 8	~10%
	Noon Fly			~10%
	Moustached Fly			<5%
	Small False Greenbottle			<5%
2	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 8	~10%
	Noon Fly			~10%
3	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 8	~10%
	Noon Fly			~10%
4	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	~10%
	Mesembrina latreillii			~10%
	Stable Fly			<5%
5	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	~10%
	Neomyia lauta			~10%
6	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 8	~10%
	Stable Fly			~10%
7	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 8	~10%
	Noon Fly			<5%
	Stable Fly			<5%
8	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 8	~10%
	Noon Fly			~10%
9	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 8	~10%
	Anaphalantus longicornis			<5%
	Common House Fly			<5%
10	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Mesembrina latreillii			~10%
11	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 8	<5%
	Mesembrina latreillii			<5%
12	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 8	<5%
	Noon Fly			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Surabaya	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 8	~20%
	Common House Fly			~20%
2	Prayagraj	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~20%
	Common House Fly			~20%
3	Quito	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 8	~10%
	Stable Fly			~10%
4	Santo Domingo	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 8	~10%
	Common House Fly			~10%
5	Cairo	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 8	~10%
	Common House Fly			~10%
6	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 8	~10%
	Common House Fly			~10%
7	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 8	~10%
	Common House Fly			~10%
8	Dubai	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 of 8	~10%
	Common House Fly			~10%
9	Lima	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 8	~10%
	Common House Fly			~10%
	Stable Fly			<5%
10	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 8	~10%
	Common House Fly			~10%
	Stable Fly			<5%
11	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~10%
	Common House Fly			~10%
12	New Delhi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~10%
	Common House Fly			~10%
13	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 8	~10%
	Anaphalantus longicornis			<5%
	Common House Fly			<5%
14	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	~10%
	Anaphalantus longicornis			~10%
15	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 8	~10%
	Common House Fly			~10%
16	Guatemala City	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 8	~10%
	Common House Fly			~10%
17	Brasilia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 8	~10%
	Common House Fly			~10%
18	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 8	~10%
	Common House Fly			~10%
19	Santiago	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 8	~10%
	Common House Fly			~10%
20	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	~10%
	Stable Fly			<5%
	Common House Fly			<5%
21	San Luis Potosí	🇲🇽 México	1 of 8	~10%
	Stable Fly			~10%
22	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	~10%
	Common House Fly			<5%
	Stable Fly			<5%
23	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	2 of 8	~10%
	Stable Fly			<5%
	Common House Fly			<5%
24	Zhuhai [Macau]	🇨🇳 China	1 of 8	~10%
	Common House Fly			~10%
25	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	2 of 8	~10%
	Common House Fly			<5%
	Stable Fly			<5%
26	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~10%
	Common House Fly			~10%
27	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 8	~10%
	Common House Fly			<5%
	Noon Fly			<5%
28	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	~10%
	Stable Fly			<5%
	Common House Fly			<5%
29	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	~10%
	Stable Fly			<5%
	Common House Fly			<5%
30	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 8	~10%
	Common House Fly			<5%
	Stable Fly			<5%
31	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 8	~10%
	Common House Fly			<5%
	Moustached Fly			<5%
32	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	<5%
	Stable Fly			<5%
	Common House Fly			<5%
33	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 8	<5%
	Stable Fly			<5%
	Common House Fly			<5%
34	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	<5%
	Stable Fly			<5%
	Common House Fly			<5%
35	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	<5%
	Common House Fly			<5%
	Stable Fly			<5%
36	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	<5%
	Anaphalantus longicornis			<5%
37	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 8	<5%
	Common House Fly			<5%
38	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 8	<5%
	Common House Fly			<5%
39	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 8	<5%
	Common House Fly			<5%
40	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 8	<5%
	Stable Fly			<5%
41	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Common House Fly			<5%
42	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	<5%
	Common House Fly			<5%
43	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Stable Fly			<5%
44	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 8	<5%
	Common House Fly			<5%
45	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Common House Fly			<5%
46	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Stable Fly			<5%
47	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Stable Fly			<5%
48	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Common House Fly			<5%
49	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Stable Fly			<5%
50	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 8	<5%
	Noon Fly			<5%
51	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 8	<5%
	Small False Greenbottle			<5%
52	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 8	<5%
	Stable Fly			<5%
53	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Stable Fly			<5%
54	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Common House Fly			<5%
55	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	<5%
	Stable Fly			<5%
56	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 8	<5%
	Stable Fly			<5%
57	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	<5%
	Stable Fly			<5%
58	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Common House Fly			<5%

House Flies and Allies

Species in this group

Noon Fly

Neomyia lauta

Stable Fly

Mesembrina latreillii

Moustached Fly

Small False Greenbottle

Anaphalantus longicornis

Common House Fly

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see House Flies and Allies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked