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Acrolepia jaspidata Meyrick, 1919

The species was previously only known only from Peru (type series) (Gaedike, 2016)

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Lepidoptera

Superfamily
Yponomeutoidea

Family
Glyphipterigidae

Genus
Acrolepia

Species
jaspidata

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Acrolepiopsis jaspidata (Meyrick, 1919);

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

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

Distribution: Santa Cruz (Gaedike, 2016).

References

  • Gaedike, R. (2016) New and poorly known Acrolepiinae from the Palaearctic, Afrotropical, Neotropical and Oriental regions (Lepidoptera: Glyphipterigidae). Contributions to Entomology, 66(2), 257-264.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Acrolepia jaspidata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25184. Accessed 5 November 2026.