Sarcophaga sp. (genus)
Flesh fly at Copmanhurst, NSW
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| Sarcophaga sp. (genus) | 2 Jun 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Sarcophaga sp. (genus) | 2 Jun 2025 | MazzV |
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A light grey fly with a central black brown stripe running dorsally from the back of the head to the end of the abdomen, and a similar coloured stripe running parallel either side, also from back of the head, but to (what looks like) the end of the thorax. The upper abdomen has symmetrical grey patches delineated by the same black-brown. It has dark red-brown eyes surrounded by a pale yellow-cream colour. The legs appear dark grey and the feet look to be relatively large. This fly shares similarities with the fly at sighting 4672619. Possibly a 'flesh fly' (Sarcophagidae family) ?
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Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- MazzV Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- MazzV NatureMapr New South Wales North Coast Sarcophaga sp. (genus) Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Sarcophaga sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Flesh fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1240.5m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
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5 / 7
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