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Sarcophaga carnaria
lateral and dorsal aspects
Scientific classification
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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 is a European(globalized) species of flesh fly within the common flesh fly genus, Sarcophaga. [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

Sarcophaga carnaria flesh flies mating
Sarcophaga carnaria flesh flies mating

European, from the U.K. and southern Europe, east to the Altai Mountains and north to the Kola Peninsula. [1]

Video

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.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sarcophaga carnaria
lateral and dorsal aspects
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Subfamily:
Genus:
Subgenus:
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 is a European(globalized) species of flesh fly within the common flesh fly genus, Sarcophaga. [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

Sarcophaga carnaria flesh flies mating
Sarcophaga carnaria flesh flies mating

European, from the U.K. and southern Europe, east to the Altai Mountains and north to the Kola Peninsula. [1]

Video

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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