Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Agnippe omphalopa
Polilla gelechiide, Twirler moth-gelechiid moth
A tiny moth (forewing length: 2.7–3.2 mm) that resembles perhaps only two other similarly small gelechiid species of galapagos: 1- Scrobipalpula equatoriella sp. n. has pale off-white scaling on the head, thorax, genitalia, and dorsum of forewing and the male hindwing is deep dark brown, especially at base; and 2- Ephysteris sporobolella sp. n., which often has the base of the forewing dorsum paler than the adjacent, costal part of the wing, which is usually contrastingly darker, and the base of the forewing subcostal vein has an overlay of orange-ochre scales (Landry & Roque, 2010).
Immatures have been collected in leaflets of Prosopis juliflora.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Superfamily
Gelechioidea
Family
Gelechiidae
Genus
Agnippe
Species
omphalopa
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Tholerostola omphalopa Meyrick, 1917, fide Landry & Roque-Albelo (2010). Syn.: Evippe omphalopa (Meyrick), fide Landry & Roque-Albelo (2010).
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Isabela, Pinta, Pinzón, (Landry, & Roque-Albelo, 2010), Santa Cruz (Roque, 2006).
- Landry, B. Roque-Albelo, L. (2010) The Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, a taxonomic revision. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 117(4): 697-770.
- Roque-Albelo, L. (2006) Diversity and ecology of the Lepidoptera in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador Cardiff University (United Kingdom)
- Roque-Albelo, L. Landry, B. (2018) FCD Lista de especies de Mariposas y polillas Galápagos. Charles Darwin Foundation Galapagos Species Checklist. Last updated: 17 Jan 2018
- Roque-Albelo, L. Landry, B. (2016) CDF Checklist of Galapagos Butterflies and Moths Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Ecuador, 32 pp.
You are welcome to download and use the information found in this page, acknowledging its source.
This page should be cited as follows:
"Galapagos Species Database, Agnippe omphalopa", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7181. Accessed 1 November 2026.