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Coproica hirtula (Randoni, 1880)

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Brachycera

Family
Sphaeroceridae

Genus
Coproica

Species
hirtula

Taxon category: Accepted

B. Sinclair: added this species to the checklist, 2017.

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Española, Santa Fé.

References

Sinclair, B. J. (2023) An annotated checklist of the Diptera of the Galápagos Archipelago (Ecuador). Zootaxa, 5283, 1-102

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"Galapagos Species Database, Coproica hirtula", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18572. Accessed 3 November 2026.