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sarcophagid sp. This is a flesh fly. Flesh flies are members of the family Sarcophagidae. Adult flies within this family are ovoviviparous, meaning that adult females deposit hatched maggots onto carrion, dung, or even open wounds of living animals. The adult feeds on fluids from decaying animal bodies, animal waste, and decaying fruit flesh. 

Order: Diptera
Family: Sarcophagidae

Photograph: © 2003 RKD Peterson
Date of Photograph: 29 June 2003
Location: Montana, Gallatin Co. (45o25'23" N 111o10'33" W)