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Galapagosia minuta Curran, 1934

mosca, fly

This species is commonly collected in the upland humid regions, but also littoral zone of Isabela (CRDS).

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Brachycera

Family
Tachinidae

Genus
Galapagosia

Species
minuta

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Fernandina, Isabela, Pinta, Rábida, Santa Cruz, Santiago.

References

  • Curran, C.H. (1934) The Templeton Crocker Expedition of the California Academy of Sciences, 1932. No. 13 Diptera. Calif. Acad. Sc., Fourth Series 21(13): 147-172.
  • Linsley, E.G. Usinger, R.L. (1966) Insects of the Galápagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences Fourth Series 33(7): 113-196.
  • 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 Charles Darwin Research Station, unpublished, 64 pp.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, Galapagosia minuta", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5903. Accessed 5 June 2026.