Sarcophaga carnaria is a European species of flesh fly within the common flesh fly genus, Sarcophaga.
Identification Only males can be identified with certainty, and then only by examining genitalia.
Biology Larvae mostly feed on earthworms. Adults are attracted to rotting meat and faeces.
Distribution European, from the U.K. and southern Europe, east to the Altai Mountains and north to the Kola Peninsula.
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