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Chrysomya pinguis  (Walker) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) is an endemic Asiatic blow fly species of forensic importance.  Chrysomya pinguis  is one of the first species to colonize a corpse, especially in high altitude areas during spring and autumn when the ambient temperature is lower. Despite its potential for forensic investigations to estimate the minimum postmortem interval (PMI min ), little is known about the development of  C. pinguis . In this study,  C. pinguis  was collected from the Yangtze River Delta region of China and reared at seven constant temperatures between 16°C and 34°C to investigate the effect of temperature on development duration, accumulated degree hours and larval body length of  C. pinguis . Isomorphen and isomegalen diagrams for  C. pinguis  were generated using the results, and equations describing the variation in larval body length during development and the temperature-induced variation in development time were also obtained.  Chrysomya pinguis  can complete its life cycle at 16–34°C. The mean (±s.d.) developmental durations of  C. pinguis  from egg to adult at 16°C, 19°C, 22°C, 25°C, 28°C, 31°C and 34°C were 811.0 ± 3.8, 544.8 ± 2.0, 379.8 ± 1.8, 306.7 ± 2.4, 250.0 ± 2.8, 203.2 ± 2.1 and 185.3 ± 1.6 h, respectively. The mean (±s.e.) developmental threshold temperature D 0  and the thermal summation constant K of the whole developmental process of  C. pinguis  were estimated as 10.88 ± 0.21°C and 4256.50 ± 104.50 degree hours, respectively. This study provides fundamental development data for the use of  C. pinguis  to estimate PMI min .

Temperature-dependent development of the blow fly Chrysomya pinguis and its significance in estimating postmortem interval