Galapagos Species Database
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Pleuroprucha insulsaria
Males have pectinate antennae;those of females are simple. This small species has pointed forewings, 7.5-8.0 mm long. Upper surface ofall wings is a pale brown with a faint pinkish cast; maculation 1s faint, with veins of forewings having some darker scaling, and with a row of small, black venular dots in outer portion of all wings. Under surface is a unicolorous pinkish white, with maculation of the upper surface faintly indicated. (Landry & Rindge, 1995).
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Superfamily
Geometroidea
Family
Geometridae
Genus
Pleuroprucha
Species
insulsaria
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Genovesa, Isabela, Marchena, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santiago (Landry & Rindge, 1995), Pinzón. Santa Fe (Roque, 2006).
- Landry, B. Rindge, F.H. (1995) Additions to the Geometridae (Lepidoptera) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, including a new species of Eupithecia. American Museum Novitates 3118: 1-10.
- 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, Pleuroprucha insulsaria", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7301. Accessed 9 June 2026.