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. 2013 Oct 6;128(6):1013–1020. doi: 10.1007/s00414-013-0921-9

Table 1.

Ranges in PAI and temperature for particular species

Family Species Stage N PAI range [days] Temperature range [°C]
Calliphoridae Calliphora vomitoria (Linnaeus, 1758) A 25 0.2–9.4 13.0–23.3
E 19 0.2–26.3 13.3–21.6
Lucilia caesar (Linnaeus, 1758) A 26 0.2–3.2 14.0–33.7
E 26 0.2–3.4 13.5–33.7
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826) A 15 0.2–5.2 14.0–25.1
E 14 0.4–12.2 15.4–25.1
Phormia regina (Meigen, 1826) A 25 1.2–8.4 14.8–25.5
Muscidae Hydrotaea dentipes (Fabricius, 1805) A 15 0.3–11.0 13.2–24.4
Hydrotaea ignava (Harris, 1780) A 16 2.2–24.3 12.5–23.8
Hydrotaea pilipes Stein, 1903 A 21 2.3–12.3 13.8–20.6
Hydrotaea similis Meade, 1887 A 20 0.3–11.0 12.8–19.5
Piophilidae Stearibia nigriceps (Meigen, 1826) A 23 3.4–23.3 12.3–23.5
E 22 8.3–37.3 13.3–22.4

A adult stage, E egg stage