My first experience with Sarcophagidae happened when I was a kid and was watching an adult female
dying because of an insecticide. I got impressed when I saw some live larvae leaving the body of
the dead mother.
After entering Biology in UnB on 2002 (University of Brasília, Brazil) I met Pujol-Luz and started
to work with flies related to Forensic Entomology. I started working with Calliphoridae,
which is a very interesting group, but now my interest lies in Sarcophagidae.
At the moment I am trying to identify all species that inhabit Cerrado and that are attracted
by pig carcasses. I hope to finish this work in the middle of 2006.
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Last updated: 30 June 2005.
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My first experience with Sarcophagidae happened when I was a kid and was watching an adult female
dying because of an insecticide. I got impressed when I saw some live larvae leaving the body of
the dead mother.