Musca lateralis Linnaeus, 1758 (suppressed name)
Musca canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Rhizomyia canicularis (Linnaeus, 1761)
Fannia canicularis (Linnaeus, 1761)
Musca socio Harris, 1780
Fannia socio (Harris, 1780)
Musca sociominor (Harris, 1780)
Fannia sociominor (Harris, 1780)
Aminta rivularis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Fannia rivularis (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)
Anthomyza impura Zetterstedt, 1837 (nomen nudum)
Fannia impura (Zetterstedt, 1837)
Anthomyza impura Zetterstedt, 1838
Fannia impura (Zetterstedt, 1838)
Anthomyia fulvomaculata Von Roser, 1840
Fannia fulvomaculata (Von Roser, 1840)
Anthomyia constantina Macquart, 1843
Fannia constantina (Macquart, 1843)
Anthomyia hilaris Zetterstedt, 1845 (published in synonymy)
Fannia hilaris (Zetterstedt, 1845)
Anthomyia tuberosa Ruricola, 1845 (pseudonym of Curtis)
Fannia tuberosa (Ruricola, 1845)
Anthomyia muscoides Walker, 1871
Fannia muscoides (Walker, 1871)
Homalomyia fucivorax Kieffer, 1898
Fannia fucivorax (Kieffer, 1898)
Fannia chaoyangensis Zhang, 1995
Fannia canalicularis auct. (misspelling)

The senior synonym Musca lateralis has been suppressed by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (Opinion 884).

Pont (2002) has studied the type material of the taxon "hilaris" and has confirmed the synonymy with the present species. He also studied type material of the taxon "impura" and showed that this was conspecific with the present species, not with Fannia incisurata as previously thought.

The taxon chaoyangensis has been placed in the synonymy of the present species in the study by Wang et al. 2007.