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Flesh fly

Sarcophagidae

Description:

Flies in the family Sarcophagidae are commonly known as flesh flies. They differ from most flies in that they are ovoviviparous, opportunistically depositing hatched or hatching maggots instead of eggs on carrion, dung, decaying material, or open wounds of mammals, hence their common name.

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Glenwood House
Spotted by a stud ent at Glenwood House

George Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Spotted on Mar 2, 2020
Submitted on Mar 2, 2020

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