Wound-strike

Guides

• Protophormia terraenovae

  northern blowfly, blue-bottle fly, blue-assed fly, blackbottle

  Protophormia terraenovae is a large, metallic blue-green blowfly with a Holarctic distribution. It is the most cold-tolerant calliphorid species, occurring from the Arctic to temperate regions. The species is economically significant as a cause of myiasis in livestock and valuable in maggot debridement therapy due to its selective consumption of necrotic tissue and antibiotic secretions. Its temperature-dependent development makes it a key forensic indicator for post-mortem interval estimation.

  forensic-entomologymaggot-therapymyiasiscarrion-ecologycold-toleranceHolarcticcalliphoridblowflynecrophagouspost-mortem-intervalwound-strikelivestock-pestantibiotic-secretionphotoperiodismcircadian-rhythmdiapause