Sarcophaga africa
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sarcophaga-africa-299-168880
title:
Sarcophaga africa
text:
Sarcophaga (Bercaea) africa is a species of fly belonging to the family Sarcophagidae, the flesh-flies. It is the best known species in its genus. S. africa feeds on living and dead tissue, including snails, and other decomposing matter, and feces. Sarcophaga africa is a synanthropic species known to cause myiasis in humans and livestock. The species is considered useful in forensic entomology due to this quality. S. africa is coprophagus, lays eggs in feces, and can be cultured from human and a
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description:
Species of fly
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcophaga_africa
date created:
date modified:
2023-08-02T22:31:16Z
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13
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