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Epiplema becki Hayes, 1975

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Lepidoptera

Superfamily
Geometroidea

Family
Uraniidae

Genus
Epiplema

Species
becki

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Status

Vulnerable

Distribution

Distribution: Isabela, Fernandina (Hayes, 1975; Linsley, 1977; Roque, 2006).

References

  • Hayes, A.H. (1975) The larger moths of the Galápagos Islands (Geometroidea: Sphingoidea & Noctuoidea). Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., 4th series, 40(7): 145-208.
  • Linsley, E.G. (1977) Insects of the Galápagos (Supplement). Occassional Papers of the Califoria Academy of Sciences 125: 1-50.
  • Roque-Albelo, L. (2006) Diversity and ecology of the Lepidoptera in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador Cardiff University (United Kingdom)
  • 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, Epiplema becki", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7164. Accessed 1 November 2026.