Fulrada carpasella

Fulrada carpasella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Fulrada
Species:
F. carpasella
Binomial name
Fulrada carpasella
(Schaus, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Piesmopoda carpasella Schaus, 1923

Fulrada carpasella is a species of snout moth in the genus Fulrada. It was described by the American entomologist William Schaus in 1923 from specimens collected in the Galapagos Islands. The species is recognized for its flower-boring behavior, observed particularly on Santiago Island in April.[1] Distinctive anatomical features described by Schaus include unique scale patterns and structures on the abdomen, which help distinguish this species from others.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Insects associated with endangered plants in the Galápagos Islands" (PDF). Universidad Central de Venezuela. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
  2. ^ "251b, sclerotization and tuft of eighth abdominal segment. Fulrada carpasella type". Alamy. Retrieved 2025-11-13.


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