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Tricharaea canuta (Wulp, 1896)

mosca, fly

This species was swept from dung and ranges from littoral to upland humid zones. This species is assoicated with beaches, living as a saprophage.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Brachycera

Family
Sarcophagidae

Genus
Tricharaea

Species
canuta

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1925

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: On habitat material (soil, vegetation)

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive

Distribution

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

Distribution: Australasian/ Oceanian; Nearctic; Neotropical; Floreana, Isabela, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santiago.

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 Charles Darwin Research Station, unpublished, 64 pp.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, Tricharaea canuta", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7022. Accessed 9 April 2026.