Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn: Acrosticta scrobiculata Curran (non Loew) 1932: 354.

Origin: Introduced - established

Year of first record: 1925

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: On habitat material (soil, vegetation)

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

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

Distribution: Cosmopolitan; Floreana, Marchena, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz.

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