Sarcophaga carnaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a flesh fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSarcophaga carnaria (a flesh fly)
GenusSarcophaga (a genus of flesh flies)
FamilySARCOPHAGIDAE (flesh flies)
SuperfamilyOESTROIDEA (blow-flies, blue-bottles, flesh flies and parasitoid flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Calyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Sarcophaga carnaria (a flesh fly) :
1: Sarcophaga carnaria (a flesh fly)
8 Aug 2011 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, visiting Hemp Agrimony
Image 1: Hypopleural bristles and hairs on hind coxae - close-up - magnifiedImage 2: Hypopleural bristles and hairs on hind coxae - magnifiedImage 3: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 4: Male - face - anterior view - close-up - magnifiedImage 5: Male - face - anterior view - magnifiedImage 6: Male - genitalia - dorsal view - close-up - magnifiedImage 7: Male - terminalia - lateral view - close-up - magnifiedImage 8: Male - terminalia - lateral view - magnifiedImage 9: Male - terminalia - ventral view - magnifiedImage 10: Male - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - white background
2: Sarcophaga carnaria (a flesh fly)
7 Aug 2011 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, visiting Hemp Agrimony
Image 1: Male - lateral view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Male - terminalia - lateral view - highly enlargedImage 3: Male - thorax - lateral view - highly enlarged
3: Sarcophaga carnaria (a flesh fly)
2 Aug 2011 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Tattered old male, on Ribwort in lawn
Image 1: Male - terminalia - opened up - lateral(ish) view - close-up - magnifiedImage 2: Male - terminalia - opened up - lateral(ish) view - magnifiedImage 3: Male - terminalia - opened up - lateral view - close-up - magnifiedImage 4: Male - terminalia - opened up - lateral view - magnifiedImage 5: Old male - dorsal view (diffuse lighting) - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 6: Old male - dorsal view (lit from sides) - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 7: Old male - ventral view - enlarged - grey background
4: Sarcophaga carnaria (a flesh fly)
6 Jun 1998 OSGR: SU36 51° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male - in cop. with 6/6/98 [BM]
Image 1: Male - dorsal viewImage 2: Male - lateral viewImage 3: Male - ventral view
5: Sarcophaga carnaria (a flesh fly)
6 Jun 1998 OSGR: SU36 51° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female - in cop. with 6/6/98 [BL]
Image 1: Female - dorsal viewImage 2: Female - lateral viewImage 3: Female - latero-ventral view - legs raised

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Zumpt, F. & Heinz, H.J. 1949 Studies in the sexual armature of Diptera - II A contribution to the study of the morphology and homology of the male terminalia of Calliphora and Sarcophaga (Dipt., Calliphoridae) Ent. Mon. Mag. 52.

Sarcophaga carnaria (a flesh fly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sarcophaga carnaria (a flesh fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Sarcophaga carnaria (a flesh fly)
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