Common flesh fly

Sarcophaga carnaria

''Sarcophaga carnaria'' or the common flesh fly is a European species of flesh fly.
Sarcophaga carnaria - head Found dead on the garden floor. This is a 4.5:1 magnification of the head, also clearly showing the proboscis (tongue-like appendage). Common flesh fly,Extreme Macro,Extreme Macro Portraits,Sarcophaga carnaria

Appearance

Only males can be identified with certainty, and then only by examining genitalia.
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Distribution

European, from the U.K. and southern Europe, east to the the Altai mountains and north to the Kola Peninsula.
Common Flesh Fly top view, Heeswijk, Netherlands Presumed species, found on the bark of a tree. In dutch named the "grey flesh fly". The chest is relatively wide, eyes are vibrant, round, and quite far apart. The body has a checker board pattern of black and white, which is why in dutch we call the family of Sarcophagidae "checkerboard flies", but the english term for the family is simply "flesh flies". Europe,Heeswijk-Dinther,Netherlands,Sarcophaga carnaria,World

Behavior

Lavae mostly feed on Earthworms. Adults are attracted to rotting meat and faeces.

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