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Caloptilia cruzorum B. Landry, 2006

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Lepidoptera

Superfamily
Gracillarioidea

Family
Gracillariidae

Genus
Caloptilia

Species
cruzorum

Taxon category: Accepted

Holotype: MHNG. male. 12.II.2005. B. Landry & P. Schmitz

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Fernandina (Landry, 2006).

References

  • Landry, B. (2006) The Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera: Gracillarioidea) of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, with notes on some of their relatives. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 113(3): 437-485.

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