Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Argyria lacteella
Mariposa, Butterfly
The larvae most likely feed on Poaceae as does its sister species A. gonogramma (see Landry et al., 2023).
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Superfamily
Pyraloidea
Family
Pyralidae
Genus
Argyria
Species
lacteella
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Isabela, Floreana, San Cristóbal, and Santa Cruz.
- Landry, B. Léger, T. (2024) Taxonomic revision of the Crambinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae sensu lato) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Revue suisse de Zoologie. 131(2): 357-387.
- 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, Argyria lacteella", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7097. Accessed 1 November 2026.