Calliphora vicina

Calliphora vicina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Calliphoridae
Genus:	Calliphora
Species:	C. vicina
Binomial name
	Calliphora vicina; Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Synonyms
	C. insidiosa Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863; C. monspeliaca Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830,; C. musca Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830; C. nana Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830; C. rufifacies Macquart, 1851; C. spitzbergensis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830; Musca aucta Walker, 1852; M. erythrocephala Meigen, 1826; M. thuscia Walker, 1849;

Calliphora vicina is a member of the family Calliphoridae, which includes blow flies and bottle flies. These flies are important in the field of forensic entomology, being used to estimate the time of a person's death when a corpse is found and then examined. C. vicina is currently one of the most entomologically important fly species for this purpose because it arrives at and colonizes a body following death in consistent timeframes.