Sarcophagidae

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:family
gptkbp:adultDiet nectar
decaying matter
gptkbp:class gptkb:Insecta
gptkbp:commonName flesh flies
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Pierre_André_Latreille
gptkbp:describedYear 1804
gptkbp:distribution worldwide
gptkbp:ecologicalRole scavenger
decomposer
gptkbp:forensicImportance used in forensic entomology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sarcophagidae
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:larvalHabitat carrion
open wounds
decaying matter
excrement
gptkbp:laysEggs deposit larvae instead of eggs
gptkbp:morphologicalType red eyes
striped thorax
checkered abdomen
gptkbp:notableGenus gptkb:Blaesoxipha
gptkb:Sarcophaga
gptkb:Wohlfahrtia
Boettcherisca
Helicobia
gptkbp:notableSpecies Blaesoxipha plinthopyga
Sarcophaga africa
Sarcophaga argyrostoma
Sarcophaga bullata
Sarcophaga carnaria
Sarcophaga crassipalpis
Sarcophaga dux
Sarcophaga haemorrhoidalis
Sarcophaga melanura
Sarcophaga nodosa
Sarcophaga peregrina
Sarcophaga portschinskyi
Sarcophaga ruficornis
Sarcophaga similis
Sarcophaga subvicina
Sarcophaga tibialis
Sarcophaga vagans
Sarcophaga variegata
Wohlfahrtia magnifica
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies over 2600
gptkbp:order gptkb:Diptera
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Arthropoda
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Tachinidae
gptkb:Calliphoridae
gptkb:Oestridae
gptkbp:reproduction larviparous
gptkbp:significance can cause myiasis
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Brachycera
gptkbp:superfamily gptkb:Oestroidea
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Sarcophaga
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Oestridae
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6