Piophila
| Piophila | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Piophila casei | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Piophilidae |
| Genus: | Piophila |
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.
Species
- Piophila casei (Linnaeus, 1758), the cheese fly
- Piophila penicillata (Steyskal, 1964)
- Piophila senescens (Melander & Spuler, 1917) (junior synonym – Piophila nigriceps (Macquart, 1851))
- Piophila vulgaris
References
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