Carrion Fly Collecting in Wisconsin

A short chronicle of a search for flesh flies and blow flies in sunny Wisconsin during July of 2007.

Find links to the State Parks I investigated at bottom of this page

Department of Biological Sciences

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY 41099

Many thanks to the Wisconsin State Park system for their assistance and permission to collect specimens! DNA collected from these specimens will be used for research funded by the National Institute of Justice to develop a DNA based identification system for forensically important flies

Sarcophaga (Bercaeopsis) idonea Aldrich	Lucilia coeruleiviridis Macquart
SARCOPHAGIDAE COLLECTED Sarcophagidae (Miltogramminae) *Macronychia spp.* Metopia inermis (Allen) Sarcophagidae (Paramacronychiinae) Brachicoma sarcophagina (Townsend) Sarcophagidae (Sarcophaginae) Blaesoxipha (Servaisia) uncata (Wulp) Boettcheria bisetosa Parker Boettcheria latisterna Parker Emblemasoma albicoma Reinhard Helicobia rapax (Walker) Lepidodexia (Neophyto) sp. Ravinia querula (Walker) Ravinia stimulans (Walker) Sarcophaga (Bercaeopsis) idonea Aldrich Sarcophaga (Bercaeopsis) morosa Aldrich Sarcophaga (Liopygia) argyrostoma (Rob.-Desv.) Sarcophaga (Liopygia) crassipalpis Macquart Sarcophaga (Robineaulla) nearctica Parker Sarcophaga (Sarcophaga) subvicina Rohdendorf Sarcophaga (Wohlfahrtiopsis) utilis Aldrich Sarcophaga sp. Tripanurga sp.	CALLIPHORIDAE COLLECTED Calliphoridae Calliphora latifrons Hough Calliphora vicina Robineau-Desvoidy Calliphora vomitoria (Linnaeus) Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Desvoidy Lucilia coeruleiviridis Macquart Lucilia illustris (Meigen) Phormia regina (Meigen) Pollenia labialis Robineau-Desvoidy Pollenia pediculata Macquart Pollenia rudis (Fabricius)