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Scrobipalpula densata (Meyrick, 1917)

The host plant is the Galapagos shore petunia.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Lepidoptera

Superfamily
Gelechioidea

Family
Gelechiidae

Genus
Scrobipalpula

Species
densata

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Phthorimaea densata Meyrick, 1917, fide Landry & Roque-Albelo (2010). Syn.: ? Scrobipalpula densata (Meyrick), fide Landry & Roque-Albelo (2010). Syn.: Gnorimoschema densata (Meyrick), fide Landry & Roque-Albelo (2010). Syn.: Scrobipalpula densata (Meyrick), fide Landry & Roque-Albelo (2010).

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Sombrero Chino (al norte de la Isla santa Cruz) (Landry, & Roque-Albelo, 2010).

References

  • Landry, B. Roque-Albelo, L. (2010) The Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, a taxonomic revision. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 117(4): 697-770.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Scrobipalpula densata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=16364. Accessed 5 November 2026.