The temperature-dependent development of the forensically important fleshfly Wohlfahrtia nuba (wied) was studied at five constant temperature regimes in the laboratory. At 15 °C and 20 °C, larval development was completed, but no adult emerged. From linear regression of development rates of five constant temperature regimes, it was determined that the minimum development threshold (tL ) for total larval development is 11 °C and overall thermal constant of W. nubais 121.58 ±8.61 (mean ± S.E) accumulated degree-day (ADD) above the threshold. Moreover, the effect of low temperature that the insects could experience between the time begin sampled from cadavers and their arrival in the laboratory was studied. At the different stages of the development, individuals of W. nuba reared at 25 °C were submitted to a temperature of 5±0.5 °C for a period varying from 1-5 days. Such treatments induced proportional delay in the time of pupation and adult emergence which was equivalent to the time spent at 5 °C. This indicated that this insect did not appear to develop while refrigerated. The biometry of 1 day-old pupae formed was affected by the refrigeration. However, this effect was not a linear function of the time spent at 5 °C. This information is important for and should improve the accuracy of forensic