Stats

Lifespan

2-4 weeks

Size

Medium

Diet

Omnivore

Activity

Diurnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Temperate forest

Range

Worldwide

Movement

Flight

Breeding

Live Birth

Defense

Speed

Status

Common

About

This fly lives in decaying organic matter found in forests and open fields. Instead of laying eggs, it deposits live larvae directly onto its food source.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg

   A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
3. 3.
   subadult

   A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Sarcophagidae

Genus

Sarcophaga