Wohlfahrtia magnifica
| Wohlfahrtia magnifica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Sarcophagidae |
| Genus: | Wohlfahrtia |
| Species: | W. magnifica
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| Binomial name | |
| Wohlfahrtia magnifica (Schiner, 1862)
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Wohlfahrtia magnifica is the spotted flesh fly, sometimes called the screwworm fly, though species of flies from other families go by this name. It is a species of fly belonging to the family Sarcophagidae . The adults are about 6–10 mm in length; third-instar larvae are 5–7 mm in length.