Definition of Sarcophaga carnaria

1. Noun. Fly whose larvae feed on carrion or the flesh of living animals.

Exact synonyms: Flesh Fly
Generic synonyms: Fly
Group relationships: Genus Sarcophaga, Sarcophaga

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sarcophaga Carnaria

Sarcocephalus
Sarcocephalus diderrichii
Sarcocephalus esculentus
Sarcocephalus latifolius
Sarcochilus
Sarcochilus falcatus
Sarcocystis bovihominis
Sarcocystis fusiformis
Sarcocystis hominis
Sarcocystis lindemanni
Sarcocystis miescheriana
Sarcocystis suihominis
Sarcocystis tenella
Sarcodes
Sarcodes sanguinea
Sarcophaga carnaria (current term)
Sarcophilus
Sarcophilus hariisi
Sarcopsylla penetrans
Sarcopsyllidae
Sarcoptes
Sarcoptes scabiei
Sarcoptidae
Sarcorhamphus
Sarcorhamphus papa
Sarcoscypha coccinea
Sarcoscyphaceae
Sarcosomataceae
Sarcosporidia
Sarcostemma

Literary usage of Sarcophaga carnaria

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sanitary Entomology: The Entomology of Disease, Hygiene and Sanitation by William Dwight Pierce (1921)
"... to larvae of Musca domestica, Calliphora vomitoria, Sarcophaga carnaria, ... and Sarcophaga carnaria, and recovered from the feces of the larva;. ..."

2. Sanitary Entomology: The Entomology of Disease, Hygiene and Sanitation by William Dwight Pierce (1921)
"... Sarcophaga carnaria, and Lucilia casar, and were found abundantly ... Lucilia casar and Sarcophaga carnaria, and recovered from the feces of the larva? ..."

3. Report Upon Cotton Insects: Prepared Under the Direction of the Commissioner by John Henry Comstock (1879)
"Sarcophaga carnaria var. ... ety of that widespread scavenger Sarcophaga carnaria, Linn., a species common to Europe, America, and Australia certainly, ..."

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