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Lepyrotica acantha Davis, 1994

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Lepidoptera

Superfamily
Tineoidea

Family
Tineidae

Genus
Lepyrotica

Species
acantha

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Distribution

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

Distribution: Santa Cruz, San Cristóbal (Roque, 2006).

References

  • Roque-Albelo, L. Landry, B. (2016) CDF Checklist of Galapagos Butterflies and Moths Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Ecuador, 32 pp.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Lepyrotica acantha", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=6564. Accessed 2 November 2026.