Blow Fly

Calliphoridae adults are commonly shiny with metallic coloring, often with blue, green, or black thoraxes and abdomen. Adult blow-flies are occasional pollinators, being attracted to flowers that simulate the odor of decaying flesh referred to as carrion flowers. These flowers include Jack-in-the-pulpit, Skunk cabbage, American pawpaw & Red Trillium. Blow flies also play an important part in forensic entomology. They are the first insects to come in contact with carrion and since their egg development is highly predictable, they can be a valuable tool for determining the time of human death.