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Stegasta bosqueella Chambers, 1875

Gusano cogollero del maní, Rednecked peanutworm

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Lepidoptera

Superfamily
Gelechioidea

Family
Gelechiidae

Genus
Stegasta

Species
bosqueella

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: San Cristóbal

References

  • Cañarte-Bermúdez, E. Peñaherrera-Colina, L., Navia-Santillan, D., Vera-Coello, D., Macas-Guaman, L., Paz-Carrasco, L., Duchicela-Escobar, J., Garces-Carrera, S. (2020) Catálogo de organismos asociados a especies agrícolas en la provincia de Galápagos INIAP-MAG-ABG. Quito, Ecuador 202 p.
  • Linsley, E.G. Usinger, R.L. (1966) Insects of the Galápagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences Fourth Series 33(7): 113-196.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Stegasta bosqueella", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=13665. Accessed 4 November 2026.