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Galagete turritella turritella (Landry, 2002)

Polilla, Moth

Galagete turritella turritella Landry, 2002 in the Invertebrates Collection (ICCDRS 47087). Photo: ICCDRS Collection.
Galagete turritella turritella Landry, 2002 in the Invertebrates Collection (ICCDRS 47087). Photo: ICCDRS Collection.

Landry & Schmitz (2008) propose to down-rank G. espanolaensis Landry, 2002 as a subspecies of G. turritella Landry , 2002 occurring on both San Cristobal and Española.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Lepidoptera

Superfamily
Gelechioidea

Family
Autostichidae

Genus
Galagete

Species
turritella

Subspecies
turritella

Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Floreana, Isabela, Santa Cruz, Santiago y Seymour Norte (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. Schmitz, P. (2008) A striking new endemic species of Galagete Landry (Lepidoptera, Autostichidae) from the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Rev. Suisse Zool. 115(3): 575-583.
  • 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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