Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Shafferiessa galapagoensis
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Superfamily
Pyraloidea
Family
Pyralidae
Genus
Shafferiessa
Species
galapagoensis
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Floreana, Isabela, Pinta, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santiago (Neunzig & Landry,1997; Roque-Albelo, 2006), Edén , Fernandina, Pinta, Pinzón, Santa Fe (Roque-Albelo, 2006).
- Landry, B. Neunzig, H.H. (1998) A review of the Phycitinae of the Galápagos Islands (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Entomol. Scand. 28: 493-508.
- 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, Shafferiessa galapagoensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=6923. Accessed 1 November 2026.