Piophila
# Piophila

Piophila is a genus of small flies which includes the species known as the cheese fly. Both Piophila species feed on carrion, including human corpses.

## Description

Piophila are small dark flies with unmarked wings. The setulae (fine hairs) on the thorax are confined to three distinct rows.

## Species

There are two species in the genus Piophila:

* Piophila casei (Linnaeus, 1758), the cheese fly
* Piophila megastigmata J. McAlpine, 1978
