Large flesh fly
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French common name:
Grosse mouche à viande
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Scientific name:
Sarcophaga aldrichi
Parker
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Kingdom:
Animalia
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Phylum:
Arthropoda
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Class:
Insecta
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Order:
Diptera
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Family:
Sarcophagidae
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Partial list of synonyms:
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Arachnidomyia aldrichi (Parker)
Distribution
Canadian Forest Service Publications
Large flesh fly
Diet and feeding behaviour
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Parasitoid:
Lives and grows on or whitin a living insect. Kills its host by consuming its tissues before pupation or metamorphosis into an adult.
Information on host(s)
Main host(s)
Photos
Adult at rest
Thérèse Arcand