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Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande, 1895)

Feed on flowers.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Thysanoptera

Suborder
Terebrantia

Family
Thripidae

Genus
Frankliniella

Species
occidentalis

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2009

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

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

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

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

Distribution: Floreana, Santa Cruz.

References

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, Frankliniella occidentalis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=16067. Accessed 6 November 2026.