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Symmetrischema escondidella Landry, 2010

The host plant is unknown. The moths come to light and specimens have been collected near the sea shore, but also up to 280 m, in March and April.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Lepidoptera

Superfamily
Gelechioidea

Family
Gelechiidae

Genus
Symmetrischema

Species
escondidella

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Floreana, Pinzón, Plaza Sur (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, Symmetrischema escondidella", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=16369. Accessed 10 June 2026.