“Notes on Philornis vulgaris (Diptera: Muscidae) in nests of the tropical mockingbird (Mimus gilvus) in central Colombia”

E. Amat, J. Olano, F. Forero and C.A. Botero

From September 2005 to April 2006 we observed 21 nests and 42 nestlings of the tropical mockingbird, Mimus gilvus, in Villa de Leyva, Boyacá, Colombia. 40% of all nestlings (41% of the nests) showed some level of myiasis, a subcutaneous infestation by fly larvae (Diptera: Muscidae). The larvae collected from one of the nestlings were identified as Philornis vulgaris Couri 1984, constituting the first record for this species in Colombia.