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Pyrausta insolata Landry, 2015

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Lepidoptera

Superfamily
Pyraloidea

Family
Pyralidae

Genus
Pyrausta

Species
insolata

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Distribution

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

Distribution: Fernandina, Isabela, Pinta, Santa Cruz, Santiago

References

Landry, B. (2015) The Pyraustinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae s. l.) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador Revue suisse de Zoologie 122(1): 55-70

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"Galapagos Species Database, Pyrausta insolata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18467. Accessed 14 August 2025.