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Scaptodrosophila latifasciaeformis (Duda, 1940)

Mosca de la fruta, Fruit fly

Adults of this species were collected in the agricultural zone (Carson et al. 1983, Sinclair 2023).

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Brachycera

Family
Drosophilidae

Genus
Scaptodrosophila

Species
latifasciaeformis

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Drosophila latifasciaeformis Duda, 1940;

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1977

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: Food contaminant

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive

Distribution

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, Scaptodrosophila latifasciaeformis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25152. Accessed 26 April 2025.