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Piophila

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2 Synonyms and common names

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Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Arthropoda

Order Diptera

Family Piophilidae[?]

Genus Piophila

Synonyms and common names

Cheese fly
Cheese skipper
Bacon fly

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Piophila casei is a maggot that infests cheese and is intentionally put into casu modde cheese.

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