| Latin Name | Observation Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Sarcophagidae | April 28, 2026 | Purulia, Natore, Bangladesh |
We see flies buzzing around our house or in different places all day long. Normally, we don't have much interest in flies. But when I saw this fly sitting on a leaf, it caught my eye.
It is slightly larger than a normal fly and its eyes are very bright red.
I couldn't help but take pictures of insects. I turned on my mobile camera and took several pictures. After taking the pictures, I was surprised to see that what looked like a normal fly to the naked eye looked completely different.
It has three distinct black stripes along its neck or back. And on the side of its abdomen, there is a nice checkerboard or chessboard pattern of a mixture of gray and black.
I searched iNaturalist and Google Lens to find the name of the insect. Both apps gave me the same result—it is a flesh fly, whose scientific family is Sarcophagidae.
While reading about them, I came across a very strange fact. Unlike other common flies that lay eggs, they do not lay eggs, but give birth to live larvae. Although they are called 'flesh flies', they mainly help keep our environment clean by eating rotten food.
I hope you enjoy these pictures of these red-eyed flies.
(All posts are written in Bengali and translated into English using Google Translate.)
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| Camera Used | Samsung SM-C973F |
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| F-Stop | F2.4 |
| ISO speed | ISO |
| Focal length | 26mm |
| Flash | No |
| Editing app | MIX |
| Photography | Flesh Fly (Sarcophagidae) |
| Photographer | @mshbd |
| Location | Purulia,Natore,Bangladesh |
| Link to original community |
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| https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/358544362 |
| Latitude | Longitude | Map Link |
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| 24.3369 | 89.1158 | https://www.openstreetmap.org/?#map=12/24.3369/89.1158 |
