Sarcophaga carnaria
Common flesh fly | |
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lateral and dorsal aspects | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Sarcophagidae |
Subfamily: | Sarcophaginae |
Genus: | Sarcophaga |
Subgenus: | Sarcophaga |
Species: | S. carnaria |
Binomial name | |
Sarcophaga carnaria | |
Synonyms | |
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Sarcophaga carnaria or the common flesh fly is a European species of flesh flies.[1]
Identification
Only males can be identified with certainty, and then only by examining genitalia.[1]
Biology
Larvae mostly feed on earthworms. Adults are attracted to rotting meat and faeces.[1]
Distribution
European, from the U.K. and southern Europe, east to the Altai mountains and north to the Kola Peninsula.[1]
References
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