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Flesh fly

Sarcophaga sp.

Photo by KateBraun
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Field Notes

Description:

A fly with black and white striped thorax, black and white spotted abdomen and red eyes.

Habitat:

Savanna/woodland.

Notes:

Observed in Mlawula Nature Reserve.

Species ID Suggestions

Flesh fly

Sarcophaga africa (?)

Reference Link
Andrea Lim
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Comments (2)
KateBraun
It seems there are large numbers of species in this genus, all of which match this description. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcophaga
KateBraun
Thanks, Andrea, for the ID suggestion, I will investigate further.

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PublishedMay 16, 2014

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