Calliphora vicina (Diptera: Calliphoridae) collected from a human corpse above 3400 m in elevation.
In the summer of 2005 an adult hiker was killed in a fall in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado (U.S.A.). His body was subsequently colonized by the blowfly Calliphora vicina (Diptera: Calliphoridae). The body was discovered 9 days later at an elevation of 3475 m (11,400 feet). This is the first report of C. vicina on a human corpse at this elevation in Colorado. This paper provides additional confirmation of this fly colonizing a human corpse at high elevations in Colorado.
Adair
Thomas W
TW
Westminster Police Department, Westminster, CO 80031, USA. tadair@ci.westminster.co.us
D000328:Adult; D000531:Altitude; D000818:Animals; D003120:Colorado; D004175:Diptera; D004772:Entomology; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D008297:Male