Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Phthorimaea perfidiosa
Polilla gelechiide, Twirler moth-gelechiid moth
Male (n=12) (Figs 15, 16): Head with ocelli. scape without pecten. Forewing length: 3.5–4.5 mm. sternum viii elongate, as long as two preceding abdominal segments, all equally sclerotized, with straight base, narrowly rounded apically; tergum viii as long as sternum, tongue shaped, with membranous basal 1/3, with strongly concave base (Landry & Roque, 2010).
Found at sea level in February, March, and May.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Superfamily
Gelechioidea
Family
Gelechiidae
Genus
Phthorimaea
Species
perfidiosa
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Gnorimoschema perfidiosa (Meyrick), fide Landry & Roque-Albelo (2010).
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Fernandina, Genovesa, Isabela, Pinta, Santiago y Santa Cruz (Roque, 2006; Landry, & Roque-Albelo, 2010).
- 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. (2016) CDF Checklist of Galapagos Butterflies and Moths Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Ecuador, 32 pp.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Phthorimaea perfidiosa", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7296. Accessed 9 June 2026.