Galapagos Species Database
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Cheverella galapagensis
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Superfamily
Pyraloidea
Family
Pyralidae
Genus
Cheverella
Species
galapagensis
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Floreana, Isabela, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Fernandina (Landry, et al., 2011), Santiago (Landry, 2016).
- Landry, B. (2016) Taxonomic revision of the Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae s. l.) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador Revue suisse de Zoologie (September 2016) 123(2): 315-399 - ISSN 0035-418
- Landry, B. Roque-Albelo, L. & James E. Hayden. (2011) A new genus and species of Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae) from the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador Revue Suisse de Zoologie 118(4): 639-649
- Landry, B. Roque-Albelo, L. & James E. Hayden. (2011) A new genus and species of Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae) from the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador Revue Suisse de Zoologie 118(4): 639-649
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"Galapagos Species Database, Cheverella galapagensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18491. Accessed 5 June 2026.