Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Proteoteras atromacula
P. atromacula was described from the Galapagos Islands. The moth shown in Figure 72 in Razowski et al. (2008) is incorrectly named: in fact, it is a Crocidosema species (Razowski & Becker, 2018).
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Superfamily
Tortricoidea
Family
Tortricidae
Genus
Proteoteras
Species
atromacula
Taxon category: Accepted
Holotype: CNC. male. 8.III.1989. B. Landry.
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Sabela, Santiago (Razowski et al., 2008).
- Razowski, J. Becker, V. O. (2018) Systematics and faunistics of Neotropical Eucosmini, 5: Accessions. Polish Journal of Entomology, 87(1), 1.
- 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, Proteoteras atromacula", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12154. Accessed 3 November 2026.