Species Boettcheria bisetosa

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Range · Habitat · Food · Internet References · Works Cited

Sarcophagid 01 - Boettcheria bisetosa - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon (Calyptratae)

Superfamily Oestroidea

Family Sarcophagidae (Flesh Flies)

Subfamily Sarcophaginae

Genus Boettcheria

Species bisetosa (Boettcheria bisetosa)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Boettcheria bisetosa Parker, 1914

Numbers

One of seven species of Boettcheria in North America.

Range

Eastern U.S. and Canada, as far west as Manitoba, Missouri, and Texas. (1)

Habitat

Often seen in wooded areas near the ground, basking in sunlight. (1)

Food

Larvae have been reared in the lab on pork liver. (1)

Internet References

Species page (with great photos) at Lifedesks.

Works Cited

1.	Revision of the genus Boettcheria in America north of Mexico (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) Dahlem, G.A. and W.L. Downes Jr.,. 1996. Insecta Mundi, 10: 77-103.

Contributed by Brad Barnd on 3 June, 2012 - 2:33am

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