Species notes
About Sarcophaga africa
Sarcophaga africa (also recorded as Flesh fly) is an accepted species in the family Sarcophagidae, within the order Diptera. Checklist records aggregated by GBIF list it from Corvo, Faial, Flores, Pico, São Jorge, São Miguel, Terceira, and Madeira Island. True flies belong to Diptera and have one functional pair of wings; the hind pair is reduced to balancing organs called halteres.
- Common name
- Flesh fly
- Family
- Sarcophagidae
- Order
- Diptera
- Identification rank
- Species
- Recorded distribution
- Corvo, Faial, Flores, Pico, São Jorge, São Miguel, Terceira, Madeira Island
Taxonomy source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy