| Australian bush fly | |
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| An Australian bush fly on a flower | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Muscidae |
| Tribe: | Muscini |
| Genus: | Musca |
| Species: | M. vetustissima
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| Binomial name | |
| Musca vetustissima Walker, 1849
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Musca vetustissima, commonly known as the Australian bush fly, is a species of fly found in Australia.[1] It is the specific fly that has given rise to the expression "Aussie salute".[2]
- ^ "Musca vetustissima, the Australian bush fly". Retrieved 4 April 2009.
- ^ Roger D. Moon (2009). "Muscid flies (Muscidae)". In Gary R. Mullen, Gary Mullen & Lance Durden (ed.). Medical and Veterinary Entomology. Academic Press. pp. 268–288. ISBN 978-0-12-372500-4.