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Euxesta stigmatias Loew, 1868

mosca, fly

This species is known as the corn silk fly and was recorded from the islands in the 1980's. It is known from dry to humid zones.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Brachycera

Family
Ulidiidae

Genus
Euxesta

Species
stigmatias

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

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

Distribution: USA to northern South America; Floreana, Isabela, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Seymour.

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 Charles Darwin Research Station, unpublished, 64 pp.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, Euxesta stigmatias", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5856. Accessed 4 June 2026.