Key Identification Features
- In the study of bristle arrangement called chaetotaxy, calliphorid flies are characterized by black bristles on the meron, and two to three bristles on the notopleuron.
- They can also be identified by their black gena (the side of the head below eye level), mostly white calypteres, and a distinctive bend in their wings.
- There are two distinct forms of C.
- The toxin can usually be identified by testing a deceased person's body tissues and fluids, but this is challenging when the body is extremely decomposed.
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