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Flesh Fly -
Family Sarcophagidae
- This page contains pictures and information about Flesh
Flies that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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- Flies in family Sarcophagidae are from medium to large in size. There are many species in this family
and they look very similar. Larvae develop in carrion
or dung. The adult flies are usually black in colour with three grey longitudinal
stripes on thorax. Their head is relatively small with bright red eyes. They are very closely
related to Blowfly family but they are never in metallic
colour.
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- The Flesh Fly females are viviparous, producing live
maggots directly onto their food source. They are either breed in rotting
vegetation, carrion, decomposing organic matter or parasites of other insects.
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- Grey Flesh Fly
 - Sarcophaga aurifrons, subfamily Sarcophaginae, body length 10mm
- This Flesh fly is grey in colour with three black stripes on the top of thorax. They
have large pair of red-orange eyes. They are commonly seen in Brisbane
backyards. Please check this page for more
pictures and information.
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- Yellow Flesh Fly
 - Sarcophaga sp., subfamily Sarcophaginae, body length 10mm
- This Flesh fly is pale yellow in colour with three black stripes on the top of thorax. They
have large pair of orange eyes. They are also commonly seen in Brisbane bushes.
Please click on here for more information.
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- Small Golden Flash Fly
 - ? sp. body length 5mm, subfamily Miltogrammatinae
- We noticed this small fly when we were waiting and watching what a Bembix
wasp was doing at the entrance of its nest. This small fly was also
watching the wasp. Their larvae are known to feed on food provisions of solitary bees and wasps.
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- Small Grey Flash Fly
  - ? sp. body length 5mm, subfamily Miltogrammatinae
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- Reference:
- 1. Sarcophaga aurifrons Macquart
- Australian Insect Common Names, CSIRO, 2005.
- 2. On the Fly, The Interactive Atlas and Key to Australian Fly Families CD Rom - Hamilton, J. et al. 2006. Brisbane : CBIT &
ABRS.
- 3. Northern
Territory Insects, A Comprehensive Guide CD - Graham Brown, 2009.
- 4. Family SARCOPHAGIDAE - Australian Biological Resources Study, Australian Faunal Directory.
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