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Flesh fly

Sarcophagidae

Photo by HemaShah
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38.1346, -122.344

Field Notes

Description:

The majority of species in the large genus Sarcophaga are scavengers of small carrion, such as dead insects and snails or smaller vertebrates. A few species feed on larger vertebrate carcasses.

Habitat:

foothills

Notes:

there is a western yellow jacket alongside this flesh fly.RIP, rat.

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PublishedAugust 15, 2016

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