Mesarska muha – Sarcophaga carnaria Sarcophaga carnaria

Features

It measures 13 to 15 mm in length. It is a large gray fly with three longitudinal stripes on the chest and a light dark checkered pattern on the back.

Species	Insect
Living space
Size	13-15 mm

Description

It is very common everywhere, even in apartments. He regularly visits the flowers. The claims about the development of larvae are contradictory. Older literature mentions meat as the most important food for larvae. carrion, and other literature mentions that their development takes place exclusively in earthworms. The female lays eggs at the entrances to earthworm burrows. The young larvae find the earthworm and burrow into its body. They kill by earthworm infestation and grow up after a few days.