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==Introduction==
==Introduction==
[[Image:Muscidae Close Up.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Copyright Alan Hadley]]
[[Image:Muscidae Close Up.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Copyright Alan Hadley]]
[[Image:Musca domestica.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Musca domestica - Joaquim Alves Gaspar, Lisboa, Portugal (Wikimedia Commons)]]
The family ''Muscidae'' contains many non-biting (nuisance) flies and blood sucking (biting) flies. There are only two nuisance flies of veterinary importance, these are the ''Musca'' spp. and ''Hydrotaea''.
The family ''Muscidae'' contains many non-biting (nuisance) flies and blood sucking (biting) flies. There are only two nuisance flies of veterinary importance, these are the ''Musca'' spp. and ''Hydrotaea''.
==''Musca'' spp.==
==''Musca'' spp.==
*Also known as 'house' and 'face' flies
*Also known as 'house' and 'face' flies