Flesh fly vs Flesh fly

Sarcophaga africa compared with Sarcophaga argyrostoma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flesh fly	Flesh fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Diptera (Diptera)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family same	Sarcophagidae	Sarcophagidae
Genus same	Sarcophaga	Sarcophaga
Species	Sarcophaga africa	Sarcophaga argyrostoma

Evolutionary Relationship

Flesh fly and Flesh fly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sarcophaga.

Conservation Status

Flesh fly

LC — Least Concern

Flesh fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flesh fly	Flesh fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flesh fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Flesh fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States