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Nasonia vitripennis (Walker, 1836)

Cosmopolitan parasite of Diptera

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Hymenoptera

Suborder
Apocrita

Superfamily
Chalcidoidea

Family
Pteromalidae

Genus
Nasonia

Species
vitripennis

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2014

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: Parasites/pathogens on animals

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

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

Distribution: Santa Cruz

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"Galapagos Species Database, Nasonia vitripennis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18520. Accessed 3 November 2026.