Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Astrotischeria alcedoensis
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Superfamily
Tischerioidea
Family
Tischeriidae
Genus
Astrotischeria
Species
alcedoensis
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Isabela (Landry & Roque-Albelo, 2004; Roque, 2006).
- Landry, B. Roque-Albelo, L. (2004) First report of Tischeriidae (Lepidoptera) on the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, with descriptions of two new endemic species. Rev. Suisse Zool. 111(3): 599-609.
- 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, Astrotischeria alcedoensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7103. Accessed 9 June 2026.