#sarcophagidae

[razehider]

insect sex is inherently funny. it just is. when there are no visible external genitalia it literally looks like a kid smashing their action figures together. these sarcophagids' huge eyes blankly staring into the distance while it's all going on only add to the magic

(October 20th, 2025)

[snototter]

A male satellite fly (Metopia sp.) in Brussels, Belgium

by Frank Vassen

[bugtheories]

Flesh fly (Sarcophaga carnaria) on sour cherry (Prunus cerasus)

[ljsbugblog]

a Flesh Fly, resting on a blade of grass over the pond while they drink a droplet of water. I'd never noticed the patterning on the abdomen of these flies until photographing them, lovely shades of grey!

Unknown Flesh Fly, 2 individuals (genus Sarcophaga).

[jupiterswasphouse]

[PHOTOS TAKEN: MAY 8TH, 2023 | Image IDs: Seven photos of a flesh fly standing on a dirty blue plastic surface, the last of which is zoomed in on the hoof-shaped "paws" of the animal /End IDs.]

Little paws :]

[drhoz]

#2198 - Oxysarcodexia varia - Striped Dung Fly

A Flesh Fly that despite the name and the habits of its Sarcophagid relatives, breeds in compost and dung. It probably originated in South America but is now found over much of Oceania, most often in open areas like farms.

A known vector of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus and the tapeworms Taenia ovis and T. hydatigena, which infest dogs and sheep

Athenree Gorge, Aotearoa

[doyourworsttt]

HATE TAKING PICTURES OF FLIES!!! i spend 20 minutes trying to get a decent angle while not scaring the damn creature away only to have the creature get scared and leave me with a photo that looks like this. low quality fly.

[mothean-photography]

Flesh fly - love their little chessboard aesthetic.