Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Stenoma catenifer
Polilla barrenadora del aguacate, Avocado seed moth
Specialist feeder on Lauraceae, which were introduced to Galapagos.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Superfamily
Gelechioidea
Family
Elachistidae
Genus
Stenoma
Species
catenifer
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 2001
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Contaminant
Subpathway: Food contaminant
Introduced status: Coexists with introduced species
Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Roque-Albelo, L. Landry, B. (2016) CDF Checklist of Galapagos Butterflies and Moths Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Ecuador, 32 pp.
- Causton, C.E. Sevilla, C. (2008) Latest Records of Introduced Invertebrates in Galapagos and Measures to control them. Galapagos Report 2006-2007, CDF, GNP and INGALA, Puerto Ayora, Galapagos, Ecuador, p. 142-145.
- Landry, B. Roque-Albelo, L. (2003) Presence of Stenoma catenifer walsingham (lepidoptera, Elachistidae, Stenomatinae), the avocado seed moth, in the galápagos. Http://hdl.handle.net/1834/25253
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"Galapagos Species Database, Stenoma catenifer", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7350. Accessed 3 May 2025.