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Epinotia lantana (Busck, 1910)

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Lepidoptera

Superfamily
Tortricoidea

Family
Tortricidae

Genus
Epinotia

Species
lantana

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1989

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: Contaminant on plants (inc. seeds and plant associated material)

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

Distribution: Baltra, Isabela, Pinta (Razowski et al., 2008).

References

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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