I have been very interested in insects, particularly carrion flies, since I started my studies in
Biology, and my first project was a taxonomic identification of the Diptera in rabbit corpses
successions in Bogotá - Colombia.
I am interested in Calliphoridae and Sarcophagidae, and in 2005 I developed a software to identify blow flies
and flesh flies of forensic importance in Colombia. The software has keys, photos, and some information about
the geographical distribution of this fauna.
I have been revising the principal entomological collections in Colombia to identify and conduct curatorial work.
Later, I worked for the Laboratory of Forensic Entomology of the National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences.
I continue my interest in Sarcophagidae. The Neotropical Region has a high diversity of Sarcophaginae, and I want
to contribute to provide better knowledge on the group. For this reason I am working on a revision of the genus Peckia.
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Last updated: 28 January 2009.
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I have been very interested in insects, particularly carrion flies, since I started my studies in
Biology, and my first project was a taxonomic identification of the Diptera in rabbit corpses
successions in Bogotá - Colombia.