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Mesolia christinae Landry & Léger, 2024

Mariposa, Butterfly

Even though some of the paratypes of this species were collected “among Bursera graveolans,” the hostplant is considered unknown according to the authors of the paper. No host plant is known for Mesolia species.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Lepidoptera

Superfamily
Pyraloidea

Family
Pyralidae

Section
Ancylolomiini

Genus
Mesolia

Species
christinae

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Fernandina, Floreana, Genovesa, Isabela, Marchena, Pinta, Plaza Sur, Santa Fé, Santiago.

References

Landry, B. Léger, T. (2024) Taxonomic revision of the Crambinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae sensu lato) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Revue suisse de Zoologie. 131(2): 357-387.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Mesolia christinae", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25550. Accessed 5 November 2026.