![Lesser house fly [Fannia canicularis]. Image: tony_d / CC-BY-NC](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/Lesser_house_fly_Fannia_canicularis_tony_d_CCBYNC__FitMaxWzg3Miw1NDVd.jpg)
Lesser house fly Fannia canicularis. Image: tony_d / CC-BY-NC
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Diptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Fannidae
Te Rahi
- He ngaro iti, e 6mm te rahi
Size range
- Small flies 6mm
Te Tītaringa
- He rāwaho, kitea ai i te takiwā o ngā pāmu heihei
Distribution
- Introduced, common near chicken farms
Te Huringa Ora
- Kāore e ngau, engari he pōrearea i te mea ka rite tonu te tau mai ki te kiri.
- Tupu ai ngā torongū i roto i ngā tipu pōpopo me te kiko pirau
Life history
- Does not bite but causes a nuisance by settling on skin.
- Larvae grow in decaying vegetable and animal matter
![Lesser house fly [Fannia canicularis]. Image: Keir Morse / CC-BY-NC-ND Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/Lesser_house_fly_Fannia_canicularis_Keir_Morse_CCBYNCND__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)
![Lesser house fly [Fannia canicularis]. Image: tony_d / CC-BY-NC Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/Lesser_house_fly_Fannia_canicularis_tony_d_CCBYNC__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)
