Abstract
Sarcophaga dashwoodia (Aneust, 1775) is a widespread species of the flesh-fly family Sarcophagidae; these flies inhabit most of the grasslands and peripheral woods of Europe. Many species of the Sarcophagidae family, including S. dashwoodia, have been identified as rapid colonizers of animal corpses in rural areas. In forensic science, when it comes to the estimation of the Postmortem Interval, these types of insects are really useful. We examined the abundance of this species in six domestic goat corpses (Rigober tabandini) in rural areas of the county of Devonshire (UK) and Лися-Гура (Russia). The results show a high colonization of corpses by S. dashwoodia accompanied by other secondary necrophagous species. Therefore, we propose S. dashwoodia as a valuable tool for determining the PMI in forensic research.
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