Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Estola insularis insularis
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Scavenger; arid to humid forest zones; January–June, September–December; at lights, malaise, FIT. Host plants: Scalesia affinis Hook. f., S. pedunculata svensoni, S. helleri.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Chrysomeloidea
Family
Cerambycidae
Section
Desmiphorini
Genus
Estola
Species
insularis
Subspecies
insularis
Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Santa Cruz
- Linsley, E.G. (1977) Insects of the Galápagos (Supplement). Occassional Papers of the Califoria Academy of Sciences 125: 1-50.
- Linsley, E.G. Chemsak, J.A. (1966) Cerambycidae of the Galápagos Islands. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., 4th ser., 33(8): 197-235.
- Peck, S.B. (2006) The Beetles of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity (Insecta: Coleoptera) NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 314 pp.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Estola insularis insularis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12052. Accessed 7 June 2026.