Sarcophaga carnaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a flesh fly)

Interactions where Sarcophaga carnaria is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva feeds on dead Minor CHORDATA vertebrates Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Sarcophagidae/Sarcophaga carnaria/Sarcophaga carnariaa flesh flylarva Animal / carrion / dead animal feeder /Animalia/Chordata/ChordatavertebratesMinor
larva larva endoparasitises gut CHORDATA vertebrates Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Sarcophagidae/Sarcophaga carnaria/Sarcophaga carnariaa flesh flylarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Chordatavertebratesgut
larva larva endoparasitises gut Minor Homo sapiens Man, Human Primates: Hominidae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Sarcophagidae/Sarcophaga carnaria/Sarcophaga carnariaa flesh flylarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Primates/Hominidae/Homo sapiens/Homo sapiensman, humangutMinor

Author & YearTitleSource
van Emden, F.I.,, 1954Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and CalliphoridaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 4(a), 133pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Sarcophaga carnaria (a flesh fly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Sarcophaga carnaria (a flesh fly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSarcophaga carnaria (a flesh fly)
GenusSarcophaga (a genus of flesh flies)
FamilySARCOPHAGIDAE (flesh flies)
SuperfamilyOESTROIDEA (blow-flies, blue-bottles, flesh flies and parasitoid flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Calyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sarcophaga carnaria (a flesh fly)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Zumpt, F. & Heinz, H.J. 1949 Studies in the sexual armature of Diptera - II A contribution to the study of the morphology and homology of the male terminalia of Calliphora and Sarcophaga (Dipt., Calliphoridae) Ent. Mon. Mag. 52.

Sarcophaga carnaria (a flesh fly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Sarcophaga carnaria (a flesh fly):

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