Caudellia galapagosensis
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Caudellia galapagosensis is a species of snout moth
in the genus Caudellia
. It was described by Landry and Neunzig, in 2006, and is known from the Galapagos Islands
, Ecuador
.
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae or snout moths are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera...
in the genus Caudellia
Caudellia
Caudellia is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Dyar in 1904, and is known from Ecuador.-Species:* Caudellia apyrella * Caudellia colorella * Caudellia declivella...
. It was described by Landry and Neunzig, in 2006, and is known from the Galapagos Islands
Galápagos Islands
The Galápagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed around the equator in the Pacific Ocean, west of continental Ecuador, of which they are a part.The Galápagos Islands and its surrounding waters form an Ecuadorian province, a national park, and a...
, Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
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