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Hermetia illucens (Linnaeus, 1758)

Mosca soldado negro, fly, black soldier fly

It is believed to occur in both wet and dry regions. The first confirmed record of this species is 1997.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Brachycera

Family
Stratiomyidae

Genus
Hermetia

Species
illucens

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1998

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: On habitat material (soil, vegetation)

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

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

Distribution: Cosmopolitan. In the Galápagos the species is present in San Cristobal, Santa Cruz, Isabela.

References

  • Sinclair, B. J. (2023) An annotated checklist of the Diptera of the Galápagos Archipelago (Ecuador). Zootaxa, 5283, 1-102
  • Sinclair, B.J. Peck, S.B. (2005) An annotated checklist of the Diptera of the Galápagos Archipelago (Ecuador). Charles Darwin Research Station, unpublished, 64 pp.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Hermetia illucens", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=6489. Accessed 2 November 2026.