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Psychoda alternata (Say, 1824)

This is a synanthropic species and in the Galápagos, it has been reared from tortoise dung collected fresh in the agricultural zone in the highlands of Santa Cruz (Reserva Pajáro Brujo). On Isabela, this species was reared from a small ground finch (Geospiza fuliginosa) carcass collected fresh in the highlands (Lehnen et al. unpubl.).

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Nematocera

Family
Psychodidae

Genus
Psychoda

Species
alternata

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

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

Distribution: Isabela, Santa Cruz

References

  • Sinclair, B. J. (2023) An annotated checklist of the Diptera of the Galápagos Archipelago (Ecuador). Zootaxa, 5283, 1-102

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"Galapagos Species Database, Psychoda alternata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20537. Accessed 5 November 2026.