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Diptera: Sarcophagidae

Flesh flies (Sarcophagidae)

A mating pair of Sarcophaga, 2007

The family names on this page are the photographer's own, from his old fly pages; they have not been checked by a specialist or on iNaturalist. Dates come from the camera or from the date printed on the photograph.

Flesh flies are grey flies with dark stripes on the thorax and a chequered abdomen. Females of many species lay live larvae instead of eggs.

Order Diptera · Family Sarcophagidae (flesh flies) · Genus Sarcophaga (the photographer's name).

12 September 2007 — a mating pair

Two grey flesh flies with chequered abdomens and red eyes, mating on a grass stem.
12 Sep 2007.

Date from the label on the photograph; place not recorded. Only this small copy has been found.

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Photographs © Wong Fook Yee. Family facts: Wikipedia articles on each family. Page written 14 October 2026.