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Sighting 4672618

Sarcophaga sp. (genus)

Flesh fly at suppressed

Sarcophaga sp. (genus) at suppressed - suppressed
Sarcophaga sp. (genus) at suppressed - suppressed
Sarcophaga sp. (genus) at suppressed - suppressed
Sarcophaga sp. (genus) at suppressed - suppressed
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Identification history

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

Additional information

  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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
  • Machine learning

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