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Loewimyia fasciata Forrest & Wheeler, 2002

mosca, fly

Most abundant in more humid zones, including Scalesia, but also collected in dry and littoral zones (Forrest & Wheeler 2002).

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Brachycera

Family
Asteiidae

Genus
Loewimyia

Species
fasciata

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Española, San Cristobal, Santa Cruz.

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 Charles Darwin Research Station, unpublished, 64 pp.

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