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Palpada albifrons (Wiedemann, 1830)

mosca, fly

Larvae were found in high saline coastal flamingo lagoons.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Brachycera

Family
Syrphidae

Genus
Palpada

Species
albifrons

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Distribution

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

Distribution: New World; Isabela, Floreana, Marchena.

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 Charles Darwin Research Station, unpublished, 64 pp.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, Palpada albifrons", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=6750. Accessed 8 June 2026.