Insect Types
Further information: Decomposition, Forensic entomological decomposition, and Insect development during morgue storage and autopsy proceduresThere are many different types of insect studied in forensic entomology. The insects listed below are mostly necrophagous (corpse-eating) and are particularly relevant to medicolegal entomological investigations. This is not a full list, as there are many variations due to climate.
The order in which insects feed on a corpse is known as faunal succession.
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