Sarcophaga carnaria

Sarcophaga carnaria
lateral and dorsal aspects
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Sarcophagidae
Subfamily: Sarcophaginae
Genus: 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 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]

References

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  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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