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Trichophaga tapetzella Linnaeus, 1758

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Lepidoptera

Superfamily
Tineoidea

Family
Tineidae

Genus
Trichophaga

Species
tapetzella

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1966

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

Distribution: Fernandina, Santa Fe (Peck et al., 1998).

References

  • Heppner, J.B. (1975) Trichophaga tapetzella Linnaeus in the Galapagos Islands (Lepidoptera: Tineidae). The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 51: 30.
  • Linsley, E.G. (1977) Insects of the Galápagos (Supplement). Occassional Papers of the Califoria Academy of Sciences 125: 1-50.
  • Peck, S.B. (1996) Origin and development of an insect fauna on a remote archipelago: The Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. In: Keast A., Miller S.E. (eds.): The origin and evolution of Pacific Island biotas, New Guinea to eastern Polynesia: patterns and processes. SPB Academic Publishing, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, p. 91-122.
  • Peck, S.B. Heraty, J., Landry, B. & Sinclair, B.J. (1998) Introduced insect fauna of an oceanic archipelago: The Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Am. Entomol. 44: 218-237.

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