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La paquitae Landry & Léger, 2024

Mariposa, Butterfly

Presently known from Alcedo Volcano only, on the island of Isabela.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Lepidoptera

Superfamily
Pyraloidea

Family
Crambidae

Genus
La

Species
paquitae

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Isabela

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, La paquitae", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25555. Accessed 5 November 2026.