Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Prays galapagosella B. Landry & J.-F. Landry, 1998

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Lepidoptera

Superfamily
Yponomeutoidea

Family
Yponomeutidae

Genus
Prays

Species
galapagosella

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Isabela, Pinta, San Cristobal, Santiago and Santa Cruz (Landry& Landry, 1998), Fernandina, Floreana, Pinta, Santiago (Roque, 2006).

References

  • Landry, B. Landry, J.-F. (1998) Yponomeutidae of the Galápagos Islands, with description of a new species of Prays (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea). Tropical Lepidoptera 9(1): 31-40.
  • 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, Prays galapagosella", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=6837. Accessed 1 November 2026.