Diptera in the Forensic Investigation of Human Deaths in Great Britain and the Dominant Role of Calliphora vicina (Calliphoridae) in Estimating a Minimum Post-Mortem Interval
Martin J. R. Hall · 2026
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A peer-reviewed research article from Europe PMC (2026). Simple SummaryCarrion feeding flies can have a valuable role as forensic evidence when they naturally colonise human bodies in cases of suspicious death. The oldest developmental stages give the timing of body colonisation, the minimum post-mortem interval. The bluebottle blow fly, Calliphora vicina, is regarded as one of the most important insect indicators of minimum post-mortem interval, but there are few quantitative data that corroborate this.
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| CREATOR | Martin J. R. Hall |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 44 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |