Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Euxesta nesiotes
mosca, fly
Most frequently encountered in humid regions.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Suborder
Brachycera
Family
Ulidiidae
Genus
Euxesta
Species
nesiotes
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Fernandina, Isabela, Pinta, Pinzón.
- Linsley, E.G. (1977) Insects of the Galápagos (Supplement). Occassional Papers of the Califoria Academy of Sciences 125: 1-50.
- 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 Charles Darwin Research Station, unpublished, 64 pp.
- Steyskal, G.C. (1966) Otitidae from the Galápagos Islands (Diptera, Acalyptratae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series 34(11): 483-498.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Euxesta nesiotes", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5853. Accessed 2 November 2026.