Sarcophaga carnaria
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Family: | Sarcophagidae
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Species: | S. carnaria
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Sarcophaga carnaria is a European 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[]
European, from the U.K. and southern Europe, east to the Altai mountains and north to the Kola Peninsula.[1]
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Categories:
- Sarcophagidae
- Insects described in 1758
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
- Oestroidea stubs