Data from Effects of elevation, season, and bait type on assemblage of forensically-relevant blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in contrasting habitats of Northwestern Arizona.

The objective of this study was to identify blow fly species between two
contrasting habitats in northwestern Arizona— the Black Mountains (Mojave
Desert) and the Hualapai Mountains (Arizona/New Mexico Mountains). This
research aimed to assess the impacts of food source (game meat (javelina;
Tayassu tajacu) compared to chicken (Gallus domesticus) liver),
seasonality, and elevation on blow fly biodiversity. Each habitat had
three site locations at different elevational gradients (low, middle,
high) with four bait traps deployed at each site (two of each meatbait
type). The dataset provided included weather data from both habitats
collected using one HOBO MX2301A Temperature Data Loggers (Onset
Computer Corporation, Bourne, MA, USA) per habitat, with comparative data
included from Kingman Regional Airport via the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Association (Temperature and Relative Humidity). The data set
for the blow flies includes each captured identification per trap and
flies reared from eggs.