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Phereoeca allutella (Rebel, 1892)

Scavenger/detritivore

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Lepidoptera

Superfamily
Tineoidea

Family
Tineidae

Genus
Phereoeca

Species
allutella

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2006

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive

Distribution

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

Distribution: Santa Cruz (Roque, 2006).

References

  • 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, Phereoeca allutella", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7293. Accessed 1 November 2026.