Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Episimus alcedanus
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Superfamily
Tortricoidea
Family
Tortricidae
Genus
Episimus
Species
alcedanus
Taxon category: Accepted
Holotype: MHNG. male. 15.V.1992. B. Landry
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Isabela (Roque, 2006), Fernandina, Genovesa, Isabela, Marchena, Pinta, Rabida y Santiago (Razowski, et al, 2008).
- Razowski, J. Landry, B. & Roque-Albelo, L. (2008) The Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 115(1): 185-220.
- Roque-Albelo, L. (2006) Diversity and ecology of the Lepidoptera in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador Cardiff University (United Kingdom)
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"Galapagos Species Database, Episimus alcedanus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12151. Accessed 1 November 2026.