An annotated checklist of the Diptera of the Galápagos Archipelago (Ecuador)
Author
Sinclair, Bradley J.
0000-0001-6413-1606
bradley.sinclair@inspection.gc.ca
text
Zootaxa
2023
2023-05-09
5283
1
1
102
http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5283.1.1
journal article
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illucens
(Linnaeus)
Musca illucens
Linnaeus, 1758: 589
.
Hermetia illucens
:
Causton
et al
. 2006: 135
[introduced species];
Sinclair 2009: 110
[introduced species].
Distribution.
Introduced. Cosmopolitan; Galápagos: Isabela (ICCDRS),
San Cristóbal
(ICCDRS), Santa Cruz.
Material examined.
Galápagos
:
Santa Cruz
:
Miconia
zone,
iii.
2014
, 521 m,
L. Betancourt
(1 ♁,
CNC
)
.
Remarks.
This species record was confirmed after examination of specimens collected in 1998 and it is believed to occur in both humid and arid zones. Larvae are found in decomposing vegetation and compost piles.