''Fannia lepida'' is a fly species in the

Fanniidae The Fanniidae are a small (285 species in five genera) group of true flies largely confined to the Holarctic and temperate Neotropical realms; there are 11 Afrotropical species, 29 Oriental, and 14 Australasian. Adults are medium-sized to small ...

family. This species is smaller and more slender than the house fly, '' Musca domestica'', and is similar in appearance to the lesser house fly, ''Fannia canicularis''. It is found in the

Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is a biogeographic realm of the Earth, the largest of eight. Confined almost entirely to the Eastern Hemisphere, it stretches across Europe and Asia, north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. Th ...

. For identification see Séguy, E. (1923) Diptères Anthomyides. Paris: Éditions ''Faune de France'' Faune n° 6 393 p., 813 fi
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Fanniidae Insects described in 1817 {{Muscoidea-stub