What family do skin beetles belong to? Make sure to capitalize the name and spelling counts. Calliphoridae Stratiomyidae Scarabaeidae Sarcophagidae Trogidae Muscidae Silphidae Piophilidae Dermestidae Staphylinidae Cleridae

What family do carrion beetles belong to? Make sure to capitalize the name and spelling counts. Calliphoridae Stratiomyidae Scarabaeidae Sarcophagidae Trogidae Muscidae Silphidae Piophilidae Dermestidae Staphylinidae Cleridae

An insect was collected from a scene, but the investigator was unsure what it is. They say it is long and thin and dark brown in color. It’s pretty flat and have what appear to be pinchers at one end. What type of insect is this (common name) [blank1] What order does it belong to? Spelling and capitalization always count. [blank2]

You are called to a scene to collect entomological evidence and you notice that colonization is focused in the head region. What does this colonization pattern indicate to you?

Flies will arrive within minutes of a body being exposed.

_____________ is the second stage of decomposition. 

You find the following insects were collected from your scene, what stage of decomposition do you expect your body to be in?           blow fly eggs, adult blow flies and flesh flies

What does putrescine do?

___________ is the order and known pattern in which forensically important insects arrive to remains.

_____________ is the first stage of decomposition.