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Narrative
Flesh Flies (Family Sarcophagidae) are found in the Old World and in North America. Flesh Flies frequently lay their eggs on dead animals. Sometimes large quantities of larvae can be seen devouring a dead animal.
Taxonomy
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Latin
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English
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Kingdom
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Animalia
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Animal
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Phylum
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Arthropoda
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Jointed Legged Animals
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Class
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Insecta
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Insects
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Order
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Diptera
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Flies
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Family
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Sarcophagidae
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Flies - Flesh Flies
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SubFamily
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References
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| Genus | Species |
| Cytheitis | rhodopteron |
| Cytheitis | schultzei |
| Graphium | arcesilaus |
| Graphium | earis |
| Graphium | hipparchus |
| Graphium | iphitas |
| Graphium | orthosilaus |
| Iphimedeia | niepelti |
| Iphimedeia | richardus |
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