Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Peckia chrysostoma
Mosca de la carne, Flesh fly
This species ranges from dry to pampa zones. Common from southern US and far south into South America. It is very common in mangrove swamps and around garbage dumps.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Suborder
Brachycera
Family
Sarcophagidae
Genus
Peckia
Species
chrysostoma
Taxon category: Accepted
Taxon origin: Introduced - established
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Contaminant
Subpathway: On habitat material (soil, vegetation)
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: Invasive
Year of first record: 1835
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Baltra, Fernandina, Floreana, Genovesa, Isabela, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santa Fé, Santiago.
- 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 Charles Darwin Research Station, unpublished, 64 pp.
- Sinclair, B. J. (2023) An annotated checklist of the Diptera of the Galápagos Archipelago (Ecuador). Zootaxa, 5283, 1-102