Taxonomy
Subfamily: Sarcophaginae
Genus: Sarcophaga Meigen 1826
Subgenus: Liosarcophaga Enderlein 1928
Species: eta Johnston & Tiegs 1921
Biology
Sarcophaga
eta has been bred from fish carcasses, and has
also been observed to be attracted to bad meat in Brisbane
(Johnston and Tiegs 1921).
Distribution
AUSTRALASIAN/OCEANIAN – (Australia – Northern Territory, Queensland).Relevant Literature
Johnston,
T.H., and Tiegs, O.W. (1921) New and little-known
sarcophagid flies from south-eastern Queensland. Proceedings
of the Royal Society of Queensland 33, 46-90.