''Fannia lucidula'' is a

fly Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...

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 The housefly (''Musca domestica'') is a fly of the suborder Cyclorrhapha. It possibly originated in the Middle East, and spread around the world as a commensal of humans. Adults are gray to black, with four dark, longitudinal lines on the t ...

'', and is similar in appearance to the

lesser house fly The lesser house fly (''Fannia canicularis'') , commonly known as little house fly, is a species of fly. It is somewhat smaller () than the common housefly and is best known for its habit of entering buildings and flying in jagged patterns in th ...

, ''Fannia canicularis''.

References

Fanniidae Insects described in 1860 Taxa named by Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt {{Muscoidea-stub