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Trachyopella hardyi (Tenorio, 1967)

mosca, fly

Collected primarily from upper humid zone.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Brachycera

Family
Sphaeroceridae

Genus
Trachyopella

Species
hardyi

Taxon category: Accepted

Subgenus Trachyopella

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2005

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: On habitat material (soil, vegetation)

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive

Distribution

Distribution: Neotropical; 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 Charles Darwin Research Station, unpublished, 64 pp.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, Trachyopella hardyi", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12328. Accessed 2 November 2026.