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Parapediasia galapagensis Landry & Léger, 2024

Mariposa, Butterfly

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Lepidoptera

Superfamily
Pyraloidea

Family
Crambidae

Genus
Parapediasia

Species
galapagensis

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Fernandina, Floreana, Isabela, Pinta, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, 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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