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Piophila

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Placement

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Hexapoda
Order Diptera
Family Piophilidae[?]
Genus Piophila

Synonyms and common names

Cheese fly
Cheese skipper
Bacon fly

References

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

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