Species Account for Sarcophaga arcipes
Sarcophaga arcipes Pandellé, 1896
Diptera: other groups: Sarcophagidae
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Taxonomic group: flies (other) (Diptera: other groups) - County data
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Status: Notable
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Recorded from 3 out of 57x10km.sq. records in county
Species text
Sarcophila (Dischochaeta) arcipes is a flesh fly seemingly confined to southern and eastern England, and less frequently recorded than in the past. Many records are from chalk grasslands/scrub, but it may also occur on heaths. The biology is unknown (Recorder species account). There are only four 10km squares shown on the NBN Gateway map for this species. References
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