Galapagos Species Database
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Gynaikothrips uzeli
Feeds on leaves of Ficus species. Preyed on by Androthrips ramachandrai (see Hoddle and Mound, 2011). According to Causton & Sevilla (2008) first recorded 2005 or 2006. Attacks ornamental plants of the Ficus genus. In Galapagos all species of Ficus are introduced.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Thysanoptera
Suborder
Tubulifera
Family
Phlaeothripidae
Genus
Gynaikothrips
Species
uzeli
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 2005
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Contaminant
Subpathway: Contaminant on plants (inc. seeds and plant associated material)
Introduced status: Coexists with introduced species
Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz.
- Causton, C.E. Sevilla, C. (2008) Latest Records of Introduced Invertebrates in Galapagos and Measures to control them. Galapagos Report 2006-2007, CDF, GNP and INGALA, Puerto Ayora, Galapagos, Ecuador, p. 142-145.
- Hoddle, M.S. Mound, L.A. (2011) Thysanoptera of the Galápagos Islands. Pacific Science, 65(4): 507-514.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Gynaikothrips uzeli", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=14582. Accessed 1 November 2026.