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Cryptobotys zoilusalis (Walker, 1859)

The only known Galápagos specimen was determined by Alma Solis based on a hotograph sent to her. It is not illustrated here because of its poor condition. The male genitalia illustrated here (Fig. 97) are those of the Galápagos specimen, but Figs 10, 11, and 143 are specimens collected in Brazil, Bahía, Camacan, Reserva Serra Bonita. The species is recorded here from the Galápagos for the first time (Landry, 2016).

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Lepidoptera

Superfamily
Pyraloidea

Family
Crambidae

Genus
Cryptobotys

Species
zoilusalis

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - not established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2016

Distribution

Distribution: San Cristóbal (Landry, 2016).

References

Landry, B. (2016) Taxonomic revision of the Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae s. l.) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador Revue suisse de Zoologie (September 2016) 123(2): 315-399 - ISSN 0035-418

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