Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Crocidosema synneurota
Cotton tip worm
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Superfamily
Tortricoidea
Family
Tortricidae
Genus
Crocidosema
Species
synneurota
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn:
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Baltra, Isabela, Pinta, Fernandina, Floreana, Genovesa, Marchena, Pinzón, Plaza Sur, Rábida, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santiago, Seymour Norte (Razowski et al., 2008).
- Meyrick, E. (1926) On Micro-Lepidoptera from the Galapagos Islands and Rapa. Transactions Royal Entomological Society of London 2: 269-278.
- Razowski, J. Landry, B. & Roque-Albelo, L. (2008) The Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 115(1): 185-220.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Crocidosema synneurota", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12145. Accessed 31 October 2026.