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Members of the subfamily Sarcophaginae are small to large flies 0.16–0.9 inches (4.1–22.9 mm) with black and gray longitudinal stripes on the thorax and checkering on the abdomen. Other key features include red eyes and a bristled abdomen. Abdominal sternites II and III are free and cover the margins of tergites.
Like all green bottle flies in its family, the Lucilia coeruleiviridis adult is a metallic blue-green bodied fly. The facial region is white with large red compound eyes. There are also bristles present as well as plumose aristae. The thorax also contains bristles, all of which are evenly paired.
Dryomyza anilis is a common fly from the family Dryomyzidae. The fly is found through various areas in the Northern hemisphere and has brown and orange coloration with distinctive large red eyes. The life span of the fly is not known, but laboratory-reared males can live 28–178 days.
Sarcophaga aldrichi, the friendly fly or large flesh fly, [1] [2] is a fly that is a parasitoid of the forest tent caterpillar. It strongly resembles the house fly but is in a different family, the Sarcophagidae, or flesh-flies. [3] It is a little larger than the house fly, and has the same three black stripes on its thorax. It has red eyes, a ...
In Greek mythology, Myiagros was a god who chased away flies during the sacrifices to Zeus and Athena; Zeus sent a fly to bite Pegasus, causing Bellerophon to fall back to Earth when he attempted to ride the winged steed to Mount Olympus. [71] In the traditional Navajo religion, Big Fly is an important spirit being. [72] [73] [74]
For two and a half days, 11 people — including Kuhn, three park employees, and seven fly specialists — spread out through two rooms in the science center, sorting through drawers of dried flies.
It is short and compacted, almost cubic and geometrical. The thorax of the fly is shield-like and broad, split into three distinctive segments, and like the abdomen highlighted with darkened bands to mark said segments. The head of the fly is pale yellow bearing large, red, and faceted compound eyes. The male’s compound eyes are holoptic ...
An adult crane fly, resembling an oversized male mosquito, typically has a slender body and long, stilt-like legs that are deciduous, easily coming off the body. [12] [2] Like other insects, their wings are marked with wing interference patterns which vary among species, thus are useful for species identification. [13]