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Thrips palmi Karny, 1925

Feeds on flowers. Known as a vector of plant diseases in other parts of the world.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Thysanoptera

Suborder
Terebrantia

Family
Thripidae

Genus
Thrips

Species
palmi

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: Potentially Invasive

Distribution

Distribution: 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, Thrips palmi", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=16068. Accessed 28 June 2025.