Table 5.
Timing and succession of fly species collected from control rabbit carcasses placed on the soil surface.
| Days | family | Genus and species | D. stage | Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–2 | – | – | Fresh | – |
| 3–7 | Calliphoridae | Chrysomya albiceps | Bloated | A(1 5 6) |
| Hemipyrellia pulchra | A(4) | |||
| Sarcophagidae | Sarcophaga sp. | A(20) | ||
| Muscidae | Musca domestica | A(1 8 8) | ||
| Musca sorbens | A(32) | |||
| Ephydridae | Eremotrichoma perspiciendum | A(4) | ||
| 8–12 | Calliphoridae | Chrysomya albiceps | Decay | A(1 0 4)+L(50) |
| Chrysomya rufifaces | L(2 0 0) | |||
| Hemipyrellia pulchra | A(2) | |||
| Sarcophagidae | Sarcophaga sp. | A(6) | ||
| Wohlfahrtia nuba | L(16) | |||
| Muscidae | Musca domestica | A(14) | ||
| Musca sorbens | A(36) | |||
| Ephydridae | Eremotrichoma perspiciendum | A(2) | ||
| Ulidiidae | Physiphora alceae | A(6) | ||
| 13–30 | Calliphoridae | Chrysomya albiceps | Dry | A(68) |
| Bengalia sp. | A(16) | |||
| Calliphora vicina | A(2) | |||
| Rhyncomya sp. | A(26) | |||
| Sarcophagidae | Wohlfahrtia nuba | A(2) | ||
| Sarcophaga sp. | A(6) | |||
| Dolichotachina marginella | A(30) | |||
| Muscidae | Musca domestica | A(6) | ||
| Musca sorbens | A(8) | |||
| Ulidiidae | Physiphora alceae | A(2) |
L = larvae, A = adult. Number of insects collected in parenthesis.