Puparium
Definition
The hardened, barrel-shaped case formed from the last larval skin when a blow fly larva pupates. Puparia are dark brown and can be found in clothing, body bag folds, and soil. Their development time extends the PMI window.
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- External Examination
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- Instar
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- Internal Cavity Insects
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- Maggot Mass Documentation
- The photographic and physical record of each maggot mass location, volume, instar, and temperature taken at the start of autopsy before any...
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- Collection at Autopsy and from the BodyThe hardened, barrel-shaped case formed from the last larval skin when a blow fly larva pupates. Puparia are dark brown and can be found in clothing, body bag...