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 30017 10.11646/zootaxa.5283.1.1 02c7ce64-10d5-4a88-9844-0570c9a54e54 1175-5326 7912667 FFACFB44-873F-4C12-90CF-D8442910659A 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.