''Galagete consimilis'' is a
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
in the family
Autostichidae
Autostichidae is a family of moths in the moth superfamily Gelechioidea.
Subfamilies
*Autostichinae Le Marchand, 1947
* Deocloninae Hodges, 1998
* Glyphidocerinae Hodges, 1998
*Holcopogoninae Gozmány, 1967
* Oegoconiinae Leraut, 1992
*Symmocinae ...
. It was described by Bernard Landry in 2002. It is found on the
Galápagos Islands
The Galápagos Islands (Spanish: , , ) are an archipelago of volcanic islands. They are distributed on each side of the equator in the Pacific Ocean, surrounding the centre of the Western Hemisphere, and are part of the Republic of Ecuador ...
.
The
wingspan
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is 8.5–9 mm for males and 8.5–10 mm for females. The forewings are dark brown to greyish brown with more or less distinct chestnut-coloured and darker brown markings. The hindwings are pale greyish white. Adults have been recorded on wing in February, March and August.
Etymology
The species name refers to the similarity between ''Galagete consimilis'' and ''
Galagete darwini''.
''Revue suisse de Zoologie'' 109 (4)
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References
Moths described in 2002
Galagete
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