Piophila is a genus of small flies which includes the species known as the cheese fly. Both Piophila species feed on carrion, including human corpses.

Description

Piophila are small dark flies with unmarked wings. The setulae (fine hairs) on the thorax are confined to three distinct rows.

Species

There are two species in the genus Piophila:

• Piophila casei (Linnaeus, 1758), the cheese fly

• Piophila megastigmata J. McAlpine, 1978

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