Galapagos Species Database

Diagnosis: Among the gelechiidae of the galapagos this smallest of all species (2.5–2.9 mm forewing length) is most similar to Agnippe omphalopa (Meyrick) and Ephysteris sporobolella (see under diagnosis of A. omphalopa). Among Scrobipalpula species this one is most similar in male genitalia to S. dispar (Povolný, 1990), comb. n., described from Arequipa, Peru, on the basis of the spatulate gnathos, the long and thin phallus with a serrated flange subterminally, the elongate saccus, and especially, the simple median sacculus process. However, in S. equatoriella the median sacculus process is broader and shorter, as are the paired lateral sacculus processes, the apical margin of the uncus has additional lateral projections, and the valva has the curved distal section longer and thinner (Landry & Roque, 2010).

The host plant is unknown. Moths have been collected from December until April, at mostly low elevations.