[6] The false stable fly was found in a study determining synanthropy (ecological association with humans) of adult Muscidae collected in urban, rural and natural environments in Valdivia, Chile.

According to the study, M. stabulans are mostly found in rural and natural neighborhoods, and rarely inhabit cities.

[8] Larvae of false stable fly consume various kinds of decomposing material, including fruit, fungi, excrement and carrion.

A twenty-year-old male from a rural part of India was reported with a rare case of intestinal myiasis.

Symptoms included abdominal discomfort, bloated abdomen, and intestinal hurrying[clarify] after meals.