Megaselia scalaris

Phoridae (med.) • Diptera (medical/veterinary) • veterinary/medical pests • pests-diseases-weeds

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Author(s): Charles Schurch Lewallen
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Megaselia scalaris (Loew) - (coffin fly)

The species is a small nuisance fly (2-3 mm long) which is widely distributed and can be found on various organic substrates of plant and animal origin. Apart from being sarcophagous, it can also infest insect colonies, certain types of fruit or mushrooms and can even cause intestinal myiasis in humans after consumption.

For details see the respective page in Wikipedia.

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