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Piophila
Sign in to savePiophila is a genus of small flies which includes the species known as the cheese fly. Both Piophila species feed on carrion, including human corpses.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
- FamilyPiophilidae
Observations42
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 45
- Family
- Piophilidae
- Collections
- UAM, AM, USNM, EMEC
- Recorded in
- United States, Australia, Vietnam
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Image
- Piophila casei british entymology detail.jpg
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- taxon name
- Piophila
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Piophila
- topic's main category
- Category:Piophila
- diel cycle
- diurnality
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Encyclopedic overview
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Piophila is a genus of small flies which includes the species known as the cheese fly. Both Piophila species feed on carrion, including human corpses.
==Description== Piophila are small dark flies with unmarked wings. The setulae (fine hairs) on the thorax are confined to three distinct rows.
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