ArticleInsects2025
Species Richness and Distribution of Calliphoridae Along an Elevation Gradient in Sicily (Italy) and Ecuador.
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- Effects of elevation, season and bait type on assemblage of forensically relevant blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in contrasting habitats of northwestern Arizona.Medical and veterinary entomology · 2026Article
- Diptera in the Forensic Investigation of Human Deaths in Great Britain and the Dominant Role ofInsects · 2026Article
- Blow Fly (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Community Composition Across the Georgia Fall Line During Seasonal Transitions.Insects · 2025Article
- Ecological Preferences of Calliphoridae and Sarcophagidae (Diptera) in the Region Calabria (Southern Italy).Insects · 2025Article
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Abstract
Blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) are among the first insects to arrive on a corpse, and so they are particularly important in forensic entomology. To use blow flies in forensic investigations, there must be information available on their species diversity, abundance, and distribution in the areas where investigations are conducted. Several factors can contribute to species distribution, and elevation is one of those factors. The purpose of this study was to document the distribution of Calliphoridae across four elevational gradients in Sicily and Ecuador, where little information is available. Baited traps were placed at elevations ranging from 20 m to 1552 m in Sicily (a major island and region of Italy and a distinct ecoregion) and 561 m to 3336 m in Ecuador. Species richness, relative abundance, and diversity were calculated, as well as the ratio of female to male blow flies and community assemblage. Twelve species were collected in Sicily, and seventeen species were collected in Ecuador. In Sicily, the most abundant species was
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