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Dyseuaresta bilineata (Foote, 1982)

mosca, fly

Adults have been collected from the foliage of Darwiniothamnus tenuifolius (Foote 1982) and larvae have also been reared from this species (Causton pers. comm.).

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Brachycera

Family
Tephritidae

Genus
Dyseuaresta

Species
bilineata

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Fernandina, Isabela, Santa Cruz.

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 Charles Darwin Research Station, unpublished, 64 pp.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, Dyseuaresta bilineata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5807. Accessed 4 June 2026.