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Franklinothrips vespiformis (Crawford, 1909)

Broad-winged Thrip

A predator on thrips and mites; arid to pampa zone, and agriculture zone; March, May-June, August.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Thysanoptera

Suborder
Terebrantia

Family
Aeolothripidae

Genus
Franklinothrips

Species
vespiformis

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Distribution

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

Distribution: Isabela, Pinzón, Santa Cruz.

References

  • Peck, S.B. (2001) Smaller Orders of Insects of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 278 pp.
  • Hoddle, M.S. Mound, L.A. (2011) Thysanoptera of the Galápagos Islands. Pacific Science, 65(4): 507-514.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Franklinothrips vespiformis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5869. Accessed 25 June 2025.