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Nerius pilifer Fabricius, 1805

Numerous adults of this species suddenly appeared in the agricultural zone of Santa Cruz in late 2003.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Brachycera

Family
Neriidae

Genus
Nerius

Species
pilifer

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2003

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: On habitat material (soil, vegetation)

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

Distribution: 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, Nerius pilifer", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25124. Accessed 6 November 2026.