Forensic Helpers, Red-Tailed Flesh Fly

Adult Red-Tailed Flesh Fly (Sarcophaga haemorrhoidalis) Depending upon the depth of burial, female flesh flies may deposit eggs on the substrate above a buried corpse and the larvae will burrow down through the soil to infest the body. Attracted to excrement and carrion

Restrictions Only for Ireland and United Kingdom

Attract Burrow Cadaver Carrion Deposit Depth Determine Eggs Enforcement Estimate Excrement Flesh Forensic Helper Interment Interval Investigate Investigation Larvae Mortem Red Tailed Red-tailed Soil Tailed

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