Flesh Flies

Flies in the family Sarcophagidae are commonly known as flesh flies. They usually have gray bodies with three black stripes on the thorax. The abdomen has a light and dark gray checkerboard pattern and is often red at the tip. Though some species may be smaller than house flies, most flesh flies are about 10 to 13 mm long.
Flesh flies feed on a wide range of liquid substances. Most larvae infest wounds, carrion or excrement. The larvae of some species of flesh flies are beneficial in that they prey on eggs, nymphs, or larvae of more harmful insects including Lesser house fly larvae, blow fly larvae, and grasshopper nymphs.

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