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Immature stages of Galagete protozona (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Autostichidae) from the Galapagos Islands: description and notes on biology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2012

Patrick Schmitz  and
Bernard Landry
Patrick Schmitz*
Affiliation:
Muséum d'histoire naturelle, C.P. 6434, CH-1211 Geneva 6, Switzerland; Département de Zoologie et Biologie Animale, Molecular Systematics Group, Université de Genève, 30 quai Ernest Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
Bernard Landry
Affiliation:
Muséum d'histoire naturelle, C.P. 6434, CH-1211 Geneva 6, Switzerland
*
1Corresponding author (e-mail: patrick.schmitz@ville-ge.ch).
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Abstract

The morphology of the larva and pupa of Galagete protozona (Meyrick), an endemic of the Galapagos Islands, is described and illustrated. The immatures were observed feeding within droppings of the land iguana Conolophus subcristatus (Gray) (Iguanidae) on the island of Fernandina in 2005.

Résumé

La morphologie de la larve ainsi que de la chrysalide de Galagete protozona (Meyrick), endémique des îles Galapagos, est décrite et illustrée. Les immatures ont été observés se nourrissant dans les excréments de l'iguane terrestre Conolophus subcristatus (Gray) (Iguanidae) sur l'île de Fernandina en 2005.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 139 , Issue 2 , April 2007 , pp. 201 - 208
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2007

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