The scientific name is MUSCA DOMESTICA LINNAEUS.
* Musca domestica, (Linnaeus was the man who named the house fly)
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The scientific name of housefly is Musca domestica.
The scientific name for the common housefly is MUSCA DOMESTICA LINNAEUS.
The scientific term for a housefly is Musca domestica.
The scientific name of housefly is "Musca domestica."
Musca domestica is the name of the housefly.Specifically, the insect in question has two main names. One is the common name of common housefly, house fly or house-fly. The other is the scientific name of Musca domestica. The name Musca ("fly") represents the genus to which the housefly belongs. The name domestica ("domestic") signals the species within the genus.