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Sarcophaga carnaria

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Sarcophaga carnaria
Sarcophaga carnaria
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
  • Musca carnaria Linnaeus, 1758,
  • Sarcophaga schulzi Müller, 1922
  • Sarcophaga vulgaris Rohdendorf, 1937
  • Sarcophaga dolosa Lehrer, 1967[1]

Sarcophaga carnaria or the common flesh fly is a European species of flesh fly.[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

  1. ^ a b c d e Pape, Thomas (1987). The Sarcophagidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark (Print). Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica. Vol. 19. Leiden: E..J Brill. pp. 1–203. ISBN 90-04-08184-4.


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