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The Piophilidae are a family of "true flies", in the order Diptera. The so-called cheese flies are the best-known members, but most species of the Piophilidae are scavengers in animal products, carrion , and fungi.
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.
Piophilidae: Tribe: Piophilini: Genus: Piophila Fallén, 1810: Type species; Musca casei. Linnaeus, 1758. Piophila is a genus of small flies which includes the ...
Prochyliza xanthostoma, the waltzing fly, is a species of carrion-feeding cheese skipper, insects in the family Piophilidae and the order Diptera. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5 ...
The antler fly breeds on discarded antlers of moose and other deer. [4] As adaptations to such a scarce and scattered resource, they have several unusual behaviour patterns.
Pages in category "Piophilidae" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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These species belong to the genus Protopiophila: . Protopiophila aethiopica (Hennig, 1951); Protopiophila atrichosa J. McAlpine, 1977; Protopiophila australis Harrison, 1960 i g ...