Medicolegal

Guides

• Lucilia eximia

  green bottle fly

  Lucilia eximia is a green bottle fly in the family Calliphoridae, distributed throughout the Neotropics from northern Mexico to southern South America. The species is a significant forensic indicator used to estimate minimum postmortem intervals, with well-documented intra-puparial development stages and thermal accumulation requirements. Laboratory studies indicate adults require both sugar and protein sources for optimal longevity, with water deprivation severely reducing survival. The species colonizes animal remains in urban environments exposed to sunlight.

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• Stearibia

  Stearibia is a genus of small flies in the family Piophilidae (Diptera). Species in this genus are forensically important, having been documented on human corpses during advanced stages of decomposition. The genus was established by Lioy in 1864 and includes Stearibia nigriceps, which has been confirmed from medicolegal investigations using DNA barcoding.

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• Stearibia nigriceps

  Stearibia nigriceps is a small dipteran in the family Piophilidae, first confirmed in South Korea from specimens collected from human corpses. The species was previously known from Europe and North America. It is considered forensically important and associated with cadavers at advanced decomposition stages.

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