Larval instar

Developmental stage between two larval moults. Blowflies pass through first, second and third instars before a post-feeding wandering stage and pupation.

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Forensic Entomology: Insects of Forensic Importance and Applications

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Accumulated degree days (ADD)Blowfly Calliphoridae Carrion succession Flesh fly Forensic entomology Muscidae Post-mortem interval (PMI)Sarconecrophagous Sarcophagidae Sarcosaprophagous

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