Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Calleida migratoria
Escarabajo
Predator; arid zone; March-April; light traps.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Adephaga
Family
Carabidae
Section
Lebiini
Genus
Calleida
Species
migratoria
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1998
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Stowaway
Subpathway: Hitchhiker on boats
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: Potentially Invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Isabela, Pinta, Rábida, Santiago, Santa Cruz
- Causton, C.E. Sevilla, C. (2008) Latest Records of Introduced Invertebrates in Galapagos and Measures to control them. Galapagos Report 2006-2007, CDF, GNP and INGALA, Puerto Ayora, Galapagos, Ecuador, p. 142-145.
- Desender, K. Casale, A., Baert, L., Maelfait, J.P. & Verdyck, P. (2002) Calleida migratoria Casale, new species (Coleoptera: Carabidae), a newly introduced ground beetle in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. The Coleopterists Bulletin 56(1): 71-78.
- Peck, S.B. (2006) The Beetles of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity (Insecta: Coleoptera) NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 314 pp.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Calleida migratoria", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5640. Accessed 31 October 2026.