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The cheese fly, cheese skipper, or ham skipper (Piophila casei) is a species of fly from the family Piophilidae whose larvae are known to infest cured meats, smoked or salted fish, cheeses and carrion. On the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, the larvae are intentionally introduced into pecorino cheese to produce the characteristic casu martzu.
Waltzing fly larvae are found in carrion, especially moose carrion, and this is their natural substrate. However, the larvae are now also found in animal products that humans eat, such as cheese and meats—thus the name "cheese skipper". [9] Adult waltzing flies eat primarily carrion, but will also consume fungi, cheese, and many other foods. [9]
Casu martzu [1] (Sardinian: [ˈkazu ˈmaɾtsu]; lit. ' rotten/putrid cheese '), sometimes spelled casu marzu, and also called casu modde, casu cundídu and casu fràzigu in Sardinian, is a traditional Sardinian sheep milk cheese that contains live insect larvae ().
It is a small species, about 4 mm (0.16 in) long. The fly's larvae infest cured meats, smoked or salted fish, cheeses, and carrion. The mature larva is about 8 mm (0.31 in) long and is sometimes called the cheese skipper because of its leaping ability - when disturbed, this tiny maggot can hop some 15 cm (6 in) into the air. [4]
Escamoles (Spanish: [eskaˈmoles] ⓘ; Nahuatl languages: azcamolli, [1] from azcatl 'ant' and molli 'puree' [2]), known colloquially as Mexican caviar or insect caviar, are the edible larvae and pupae of ants of the species Liometopum apiculatum and L. occidentale var. luctuosum. [3]
Hesperia comma female Hesperia comma female. Hesperia, the branded skippers, is a Holarctic genus in the skippers (Hesperiidae) butterfly family. Most species are endemic to North America, Hesperia comma is widespread throughout the region.
While escaping, the newly hatched larvae of many species sometimes eat the chorion to emerge. Alternatively, the egg shell may have a line of weakness around the cap which gives way allowing the larva to emerge. [61] The egg shell and a small amount of yolk trapped in the amniotic membranes forms the first food for most lepidopteran larvae.
Pyrgus scriptura, the small checkered skipper, is a species of skipper (family Hesperiidae). It is found from the Texas to Montana, southeastern Alberta, and southwestern Saskatchewan. [1] The wingspan is 16–22 mm. There are two generations from May to August. [1] The larva feed Malvaceae spp. and Sida hederacea. [1]