Forensically Important Species
Species of importance include:
- Lucilia sericata (Meigen) – Green Bottle Fly
- Lucilia illustris (Meigen) –Green Bottle Fly (found often in animal crime and human homicide)
- Muscina stabularis - False Stable Fly
- Fannia canicularis - Little House Fly/ Latrine Fly
- Calliphora vomitoria – Blue Bottle Fly
- Musca domestica (Linnaneus) – House Fly
- Phormia regina (Meigen) - Black Blow Fly
- Cuterebra jellisoni – Bot Fly (primarily in wildlife, especially rabbits)
- Dermestes lardarius – Larder or Bacon Beetle
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