Flesh fly
FAMILY OF FLIES
Sarcophagidae; Fleshfly; Flesh Fly; Sarcophagid; Flesh flies; Flesh-flies; Flesh-fly; Sarcophagus fly
Sarcophagidae (from the Greek σάρξ sarx = flesh, φαγεῖν phagein = to eat) are a family of flies commonly known as flesh flies. They differ from most flies in that they are ovoviviparous, opportunistically depositing hatched or hatching maggots instead of eggs on carrion, dung, decaying material, or open wounds of mammals, hence their common name.