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Flesh Flies

the general name for several species of dipterous insects of the families Calliphoridae and Sarcophagidae. Body length, 6–17 mm. The insects are dull gray (Sarcophaga carnarid), metallic blue (Calliphora vicina), or metallic green (the greenbottle fly Lucilia sericata).

Flesh flies, including Cynomyia mortuorum, are widely distributed. They feed on carrion, meat, feces, and rotting fruits. Female flesh flies of the family Sarcophagidae are viviparous. The larvae of Calliphora vicina and L. sericata develop on cadavers, meat, and, less frequently, feces. The larvae of S. carnaria parasitize earthworms. Extraintestinal digestion is characteristic of flesh-fly larvae. The larvae of L. sericata can develop in necrotized tissues and cause myiases in animals and humans. Flesh flies are carriers of helminthic eggs and the causative agents of certain infectious diseases.

REFERENCES

Grunin, K. Ia. “Semeistvo Calliphoridae—Kalliforidy.” In Opredelitel’ nasekomykh Evropeiskoi chasti SSSR, vol. 5, part 2. Leningrad, 1970.
Rodendorf, B. B. “Semeistvo Sarcophagidae—Sarkofagidy.” In Opredelitel’ nasekomykh Evropeiskoi chasti SSSR, vol. 5, part 2. Leningrad, 1970.

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There are now about ten different kinds, including blue bottles, marble grey and even the flesh flies.

North City News: Flies making our lives hell; ERDINGTON: Fed-up ... by Birmingham Mail (England)

During the summer months we are confronted by a plague of flies which lay eggs on sheep; the green bottle fly, blue bottle, common blow fly, and a deluge of other flesh flies.

Tony Blair has brought UK politics down to lowest level by The Journal (Newcastle, England)

Adult flesh flies feed largely on sap and nectar and do not feed on flesh at all.

Evaluating diversity: a baseline study comparing the diversity of the ... by McKeown, James P. / Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences