Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Year of first record: 1975

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: Contaminant on plants (inc. seeds and plant associated material)

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

Substrate or host preferences: The Galapagos host plants: Tricerma octogonum, Tiquilia fusca, Laguncularia racemosa (white mangrove), Cryptocarpus pyriformis (salt bush), Rhizophora mangle (red mangrove), Tournefortia species, Passiflora edulis (passion fruit).

Natural enemies: Parasitoid: Metaphycus ceros.

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

Distribution: Baltra, Bartolomé, Plaza Sur, Edén?, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santiago.

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