Table 2 Frequency of occurrence of necrophagous flies of forensic importance from various medico-legal cases in Tamil Nadu State, India
Blow fly species | Overall % occurrence | Indoor/outdoor % occurrence | Frequency of occurrence of blowfly species on corpses of different pre-autopsy conditions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indoor occurrence (%) | Outdoor occurrence (%) | Traumatic injury | Floating in water | Hanging | Burnt | Highly decomposed | ||
Chrysomya megacephala | 17 (70.8%) | 6 (35.3%) | 11 (64.7%) | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Chrysomya rufifacies | 3 (12.5%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (100%) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sarcophaga spp | 3 (12.5%) | 3 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Musca domestica | 1 (4.2%) | 1 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |