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Piophila logo #21000 Piophila is a genus of small two-winged flies which includes the species known as the cheese fly. As a whole, the genus is often called wine flies; they prefer fermented foodstuffs to deposit their eggs. Piophila vulgaris visits Arum maculatum flowers in England. ...
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Piophila

Piophila logo #21009Piophila A genus of small, black, dipterous insects containing the species Piophila casei, the 'cheese fly', that deposits its eggs preferably on cheese but also on ham, bacon, and other fatty foods. The larvae, commonly called cheese skippers, are a cause of intestinal myiasis (invasion or infection of a body area or cavity by the larvae of flies)...
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