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Campiglossa crockeri (Curran, 1934)

mosca, fly

Host plant unknown but other species of this genus breed in species of Asteraceae.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Brachycera

Family
Tephritidae

Genus
Campiglossa

Species
crockeri

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Dioxyna crockeri (Curran, 1934); Acc. name: Dioxyna crockeri (Curran, 1934); In some sources, Campiglossa crockeri is listed as Dioxyna crockeri. Further study of related genera is needed to clarify generic limits. Until further evidence is available, we follow the classification proposed by Sinclair (2023).

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Baltra, Fernandina, Floreana, Isabela, Pinzón, Rabida, Santa Cruz, Santiago.

References

  • Sinclair, B. J. (2023) An annotated checklist of the Diptera of the Galápagos Archipelago (Ecuador). Zootaxa, 5283, 1-102
  • Sinclair, B.J. Peck, S.B. (2005) An annotated checklist of the Diptera of the Galápagos Archipelago (Ecuador). Charles Darwin Research Station, unpublished, 64 pp.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Campiglossa crockeri", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5654. Accessed 5 June 2026.