Editing Piophilidae (section)

==Overview==
The most notorious member of the family is the [[cheese fly]], ''Piophila casei''; it is [[cosmopolitan distribution|cosmopolitan]], and a typical member of the family. It is a small species, about {{convert|4|mm|in|abbr=on}} long. The fly's [[larva]]e infest cured meats, smoked or salted fish, cheeses, and [[carrion]]. The mature larva is about {{convert|8|mm|in|abbr=on}} long and is sometimes called the cheese skipper because of its leaping ability - when disturbed, this tiny maggot can hop some 15&nbsp;cm (6&nbsp;in) into the air.<ref name="ohio">{{cite journal| author = Don C. Mote | year = 1914 | title = The cheese skipper (''Piophila casei'' Linne) | journal = The Ohio Naturalist | volume = 14 | issue = 7 | pages = 309–315 | url = https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/bitstream/1811/1821/1/V14N07_309.pdf }}</ref> Adults are also known as bacon flies and their larvae as bacon skippers, ham skippers, cheese maggots, cheese hoppers, etc. In the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] island of [[Sardinia]], the larvae are intentionally introduced into [[pecorino]] [[cheese]] to produce the characteristic ''[[casu marzu]]'' ("rotten cheese" in [[Sardinian language|Sardinian]]).

The adult cheese fly's body is black, blue-black, or bronze, with some yellow on the head, antennae, and legs. The wings are faintly [[Iridescence|iridescent]] and lie flat upon the fly's [[abdomen]] when at rest. At {{convert|4|mm|in|abbr=on}} long, the fly is one-third to one-half as long as the common [[housefly]].