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Sarcophagidae is a family of insects within the order Diptera, class Insecta, and phylum Arthropoda. The taxon, established by Macquart in 1834, is commonly known as Flesh Flies. It falls under the superfamily Oestroidea and suborder Muscomorpha. Members of this family exhibit diurnal activity patterns.
The family is recognized as an accepted taxon in biological databases. Records associated with Sarcophagidae include 270,826 occurrences, 8,104 records, and 163 media items, with some data linked to the institution MHNCA in Mexico.
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Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
- FamilySarcophagidae
麻蝇即肉蝇，是雙翅目麻蝇科（學名：Sarcophagidae）下的所有苍蝇的统称。麻蝇以卵胎生的方式繁殖，大部分种类的麻蝇都在腐肉、粪便或者腐败的物质上产下蛆，少数种类会在哺乳动物的伤口上产蛆，还有一些种类会将蛆产在其他昆虫身上，成为这些昆虫的寄生虫。虽广泛分布于世界，但多分布于热带。多为腐食性，雌体将幼虫（不是卵）产在腐肉上。有的寄生于昆虫。凯得氏麻蝇寄生于蝗虫，把幼虫产在蝗虫翅的下面，幼虫钻入其体内食其内部器官，后在土中化蛹。
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 8,104
- With media
- 163
- Family
- Sarcophagidae
- Collections
- MHNCA
- Recorded in
- Mexico
Research
826 papers- Forensically Relevant Flesh Flies (Diptera, Sarcophagidae, Sarcophaginae) of Southern Brazil.Journal of medical entomology · 2022
- FAMILY SARCOPHAGIDAE.Zootaxa · 2016
- Review of Sarcophagidae and Tachinidae (Diptera) Parasitic Flies Associated to Mocis latipes (Guenée, 1852) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae), with Novel Parasitism Records for Alagoas and Brazil.Neotropical entomology · 2025
- Sarcophaga (Liosarcophaga) dux (Diptera: Sarcophagidae): A flesh fly species of medical importance.Biological research · 2014
- Sarcophaga africa (Diptera: Sarcophagidae): A forensically significant flesh fly.Journal of forensic and legal medicine · 2026
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Encyclopedic overview
Sarcophagidae (from Ancient Greek σάρξ sárx 'flesh' and φαγεῖν phageîn 'to eat') are a family of flies commonly known as flesh flies. They differ from most flies in that they are ovoviviparous, opportunistically depositing hatched or hatching maggots instead of eggs on carrion, dung, decaying material, or open wounds of mammals, hence their common name. Some flesh fly larvae are internal parasites of other insects such as Orthoptera, and some, in particular the Miltogramminae, are kleptoparasites of solitary Hymenoptera. The adults mostly feed on fluids from animal bodies, nectar, sweet foods, fluids from animal waste and other organic substances. Juveniles need protein to develop and may be laid on carrion, dung or sweet plant foods (including fruit, nuts, and artificial foodstuffs).
Diagnostic characteristics
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