Sarcophaga nigriventris Meigen, 1826
(a flesh fly)

Interactions where Sarcophaga nigriventris is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva endoparasitises Carabus a genus of ground beetles Coleoptera: Carabidae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Sarcophagidae/Sarcophaga nigriventris/Sarcophaga nigriventrisa flesh flylarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Carabidae/Carabus/Carabusa genus of ground beetles
larva larva endoparasitises Blaps a genus of darkling beetles Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Sarcophagidae/Sarcophaga nigriventris/Sarcophaga nigriventrisa flesh flylarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Tenebrionidae/Blaps/Blapsa genus of darkling beetles
larva larva endoparasitises moribund Nicrophorus sexton beetles Coleoptera: Silphidae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Sarcophagidae/Sarcophaga nigriventris/Sarcophaga nigriventrisa flesh flylarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Silphidae/Nicrophorus/Nicrophorussexton beetlesmoribund
larva larva endoparasitises Helicella itala Heath Snail Pulmonata: Hygromiidae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Sarcophagidae/Sarcophaga nigriventris/Sarcophaga nigriventrisa flesh flylarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Pulmonata/Hygromiidae/Helicella itala/Helicella italaheath snail
larva larva endoparasitises Monacha cantiana Kentish Snail Pulmonata: Hygromiidae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Sarcophagidae/Sarcophaga nigriventris/Sarcophaga nigriventrisa flesh flylarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Pulmonata/Hygromiidae/Monacha (Monacha) cantiana/Monacha (Monacha) cantianaKentish snail

Author & YearTitleSource
van Emden, F.I.,, 1954Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and CalliphoridaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 4(a), 133pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Sarcophaga nigriventris (a flesh fly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Sarcophaga nigriventris (a flesh fly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSarcophaga nigriventris (a flesh fly)
GenusSarcophaga (a genus of flesh flies)
FamilySARCOPHAGIDAE (flesh flies)
SuperfamilyOESTROIDEA (blow-flies, blue-bottles, flesh flies and parasitoid flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Calyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sarcophaga nigriventris (a flesh fly)

Sarcophaga nigriventris (a flesh fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Sarcophaga nigriventris (a flesh fly):

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