Flying Insect Identification

	Bottle Fly Features: Medium size, robust shape green or blue/green, metallic looking appearance Breeding Sites: Animal carcasses, garbage, animal manure, decaying grass and leaves (life Cycle varies)

	Cluster Fly Features: ¼-3/8” Long, dark gray in color, golden yellow hairs on front top of thorax, overlapping wings Breeding Sites: Earthworms, soil, flowers and fruit (Life Cycle: 27-39 days)

	Flesh Fly Features: 2-3 times larger than house fly, gray and black in color, 3 stripes on thorax, checker abdomen Breeding Sites: Garbage, manure, animal carcasses (Life Cycle: 14-28 days)

	Fruit Fly Features: 1/8” long, yellowish brown color, many veins in wings, arista plumose (bristled antenna) Breeding Sites: Decaying fruits/vegetables, garbage/recycling, animal waste (Life Cycle: 7-14 days)

	Fungus Gnat Features: 1/16” long, black in color, long thin wings Breeding Sites: Fungus growing in moist soil, potter plants, atriums, root hairs of plants. (life cycle: varies)

	House Fly Features: ¼” long, dull gray with 4 stripes on thorax, 4^th wing vein sharply angled Breeding Sites: Animal waste, garbage, other decaying organic matter (life Cycle: 7-45 days)

	Moth Fly Features: 1/8” long, tan to dark brown in color, wings have 2 heavily sclerotized veins, humpbacked Breeding Sites: Decaying vegetable matter, sewage/drains (Life Cycle: 7-14 days)