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Scaptomyza vittata (Coquillett, 1895)

Adults of this species were collected in the agricultural zone (Sinclair 2023).

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Brachycera

Family
Drosophilidae

Genus
Scaptomyza

Species
vittata

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1989

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: Food contaminant

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

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, Scaptomyza vittata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25154. Accessed 5 November 2026.