Forensic entomology
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Forensic entomology is a branch of applied entomology that uses insects and other arthropods as a basis for legal evidence. Insects may be found on cadavers or elsewhere around crime scenes in the int
Pinned blowflies, studied in forensic entomology
Life cycle of a fly
Fresh stage
Bloat stage
Calliphora vomitoria
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Calliphora vomitoria, known as the bluebottle fly, orange-bearded bluebottle, or bottlebee, is a species of blowfly, a species in the family Calliphoridae. Calliphora vomitoria is the type species of
Calliphora vomitoria Bluebottle fly 20100806a
Bluebottle fly 2
Lateral close-up of a male C. vomitoria
A dorsal closeup of the fly