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Galagete levequei Landry, 2002

Polillas oscuras, Obscure moths

Galagete levequei Landry, 2002 in the Invertebrate Collection (ICCDRS 47055). Photo: ICCDRS Collection.
Galagete levequei Landry, 2002 in the Invertebrate Collection (ICCDRS 47055). Photo: ICCDRS Collection.

Within the genus, and among all Galapagos Lepidoptera, the forewing markings of Galagete levequei are unique. Galagete cristobalensis is the closest in wing markings, but, among several characters, it does not have the broad transverse band submedially, and it is generally smaller with a maximal wingspan of 7.3 mm, whereas 8.5 mm is the minimal wingspan in G. levequei (Landry, 2002)

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Lepidoptera

Superfamily
Gelechioidea

Family
Autostichidae

Genus
Galagete

Species
levequei

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Isla Santa Cruz, Isabela (Landry, 2002; Roque, 2006).

References

  • Betancourt-Cargua, L. Román, A.C., Vilema-Ramos, B., Pinto C. M (2024) First catalog (1964–2024) of type insects in the Invertebrates Collection of the Charles Darwin Research Station (ICCDRS), Galápagos Islands—Ecuador Zootaxa 5551 (3): 479–511
  • Landry, B. (2002) Galagete, a new genus of Autostichidae representing the first case of an extensive radiation of endemic Lepidoptera in the Galápagos Islands. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 109(4): 813-868.
  • Roque-Albelo, L. (2006) Diversity and ecology of the Lepidoptera in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador Cardiff University (United Kingdom)
  • Roque-Albelo, L. Landry, B. (2016) CDF Checklist of Galapagos Butterflies and Moths Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Ecuador, 32 pp.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Galagete levequei", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5880. Accessed 1 November 2026.