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Ornithoica vicina (Walker, 1849)

mosca, fly

This is a new record for the Galapagos Archipelago. This species was found on the following hosts: Asio flammeus, Camarhynchus psittacula, Dendroica petechia, Geospiza magnirostris, G. fortis, G. difficilis, and Nesomimus.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Brachycera

Family
Hippoboscidae

Genus
Ornithoica

Species
vicina

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Distribution

Distribution: New World; Española, Pinta, 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 Charles Darwin Research Station, unpublished, 64 pp.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, Ornithoica vicina", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12433. Accessed 2 November 2026.