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Megalota johni Razowski & Landry, 2008

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Lepidoptera

Superfamily
Tortricoidea

Family
Tortricidae

Genus
Megalota

Species
johni

Taxon category: Accepted

Holotype: CDRS. male. 12.X.1998. L. Roque, Type locality: Ecuador, Galapagos, Isabela, Volcan Alcedo, 850 m

Origin: Native

Distribution

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

Distribution: Isabela (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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"Galapagos Species Database, Megalota johni", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12153. Accessed 1 November 2026.