''Chionodes stefaniae'' 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 Gelechiidae. It is found in

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

, where it has been recorded from the Galapagos Islands.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Stefania Bertoli-Schmitz.Rev. suisse zool. 114 : 180
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References

Chionodes Moths described in 2007 Moths of South America {{Chionodes-stub