aenescens (Wiedemann)

Anthomyia aenescens Wiedemann, 1830: 435 .

Ophyra setia Walker, 1849: 956 . Curran 1932: 360 [as syn. of O. aenescens].

Ophyra aenescens: Curran 1932: 360 [records]; Curran 1934: 164 [remarks]; Linsley & Usinger 1966: 171 [checklist]; Pont 1972: 13 [catalogue].

Hydrotaea aenescens: Peck 1996: 122 [mode of introduction]; Peck et al. 1998: 228 [introduced species]; Carvalho et al. 2005: 45 [catalogue]; Causton et al. 2006: 134 [introduced species].

Hydrotaea setia: Coquillett 1901a: 375 [records].

Distribution. Introduced. Nearctic, Neotropical, Palaearctic, Oceanian; Galápagos: Baltra, Fernandina, Floreana, Isabela, Marchena (ICCDRS), Santa Cruz, Santiago (CAS).

Remarks. Adults of this species are associated with humans, and common around buildings in the arid zone. Larvae develop in garbage and are semi-carnivorous, living in carrion (Pont et al. 2007).