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Dione vanillae galapagensis (Holland, 1889)

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Lepidoptera

Superfamily
Papilionoidea

Family
Nymphalidae

Genus
Dione

Species
vanillae

Subspecies
galapagensis

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Agraulis vanillae galapagensis Holland, 1889 ;

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Baltra, Edén, Fernandina, Floreana, Isabela, Pinta, Santa Cruz, San Cristóbal, Santiago (Roque, 2006).

References

Roque-Albelo, L. (2006) Diversity and ecology of the Lepidoptera in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador Cardiff University (United Kingdom)

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