Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Sarcophaga larvae?

Posted by Thomas Pape on 13-09-2014 10:02
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These are certainly larvae of Sarcophagidae and would then most probably be Sarcophaga sp. It is a well-known phenomenon that the mature first instar larvae in the uterus of female Sarcophaga spp. leave their dead mother. Sometimes they may even start eating their dead mother. It is possible to see on one of the photos that the posterior spiracles are situated in a relatively deep cavity, which is a feature shared by the large majority of flesh flies. This feature separates them from larvae of Calliphoridae, Muscidae and other calyptrates.