Family Sarcophagidae (Flesh flies)Sarcophagidae Species Discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Note:
Taxa on this list are only those contained
in the ATBI database,
and do not neccessarily include
all Park taxa from historic park reports, literature,
or other sources that have
not yet been entered
in the Biodiversity Database.
Also note: where part of the taxon name is species,
it means that the taxon
name has not yet been agreed upon by taxonomists for this group,
or that it was not identified to this level.
In Case You Didn't Know ...As one might guess from its name, this family of flies is instrumental in breaking down and cleaning up / consuming dead mammals and dung.
