Megalota insularis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tortricoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Superfamilia: Tortricoidea

Familia: Tortricidae
Subfamilia: Olethreutinae
Tribus: Olethreutini
Genus: Megalota
Species: Megalota insularis

Name

Megalota insularis Brown & Matthews, 2018

Type locality: Bahamas, Cat Island, SE of Old Bight Settlement, 1.46 mi from Queen’s Hwy on road to Port Howe, 24.222603°, -75.364922°.

Holotype: MGCL. male ♂. 22.VI.2014. legit J. Miller, G. Goss, M. Simon, D. Matthews. USNM genitalia slide 145,826. MGCL 240122.

References

Primary references

• Brown, J.W., Matthews, D.L. & Miller, J.Y. 2018. Two new species of Megalota from the Bahamas (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethruetinae). Zootaxa 4455(3): 597–600. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4455.3.18 Reference page.