The adults of this species of blow fly typically frequent animal dung. The larvae, as in other flow flies, feed on dead animal tissue, and are sometimes used in forensic investigations (forensic entomology).
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Kingdom:
Animalia
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Diptera
Family:
Calliphoridae
Calliphoridae
Elevation Distribution:
Phenology
Phenology
Meigen, 1826