Hermetia illucens, (Linnaeus)
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5283.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7926380 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3581C07-1905-FF9D-D29F-FC7DFA9D4DA8 |
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Hermetia illucens |
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illucens (Linnaeus) View in CoL View at ENA
Musca illucens Linnaeus, 1758: 589 View in CoL View Cited Treatment .
Hermetia illucens: Causton et al. 2006: 135 View in CoL [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.
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Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids, and Nematodes |
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Stratiomyoidea |
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Hermetia illucens
| Sinclair, Bradley J. 2023 |
Hermetia illucens:
| Sinclair, B. J. 2009: 110 |
| Causton, C. E. & Peck, S. B. & Sinclair, B. J. & Roque-Albelo, L. & Hodgson, C. J. & Landry, B. 2006: 135 |