#cynomya

[snototter]

A fly of the dead (Cynomya mortuorum) in Brussells, Belgium

by Frank Vassen

[drhoz]

#2923 - Cynomya cadaverina - Shiny Blue Bottle Fly

A largish blowfly most common in southern Canada and the northern US, but sometimes as far south as Florida and Texas.

Forensically important, for determining time since death.

San Francisco, USA