deceptor (Curran)

Viridinsula deceptor Curran, 1934: 166 . Linsley & Usinger 1966: 172 [checklist]; Arnaud 1979: 388 [type catalogue].

Phaenicia (Viridinsula) deceptor: James 1966a: 479 [review]; James 1970: 11 [catalogue].

Phaenicia deceptor: Linsley 1977: 42 [checklist].

Lucilia deceptor: Tantawi & Sinclair 2013: 238 [key, records]; Whitworth 2014: 26 diagnosis, records]; Moreno et al. 2020: 120 [checklist].

Viridinsula pionia of authors (misidentification): Curran 1932: 361 [records].

Distribution. Native. Neotropical (Cocos Is.); Galápagos: Baltra, Caamaño, Española, Fernandina, Floreana, Isabela, Marchena, Santa Cruz, Santa Fé, Seymour.

Remarks. Specimens of this species are primarily collected in littoral and arid zones. Specimens were collected in aerial nets between islands (Peck 1994a).