Areas galactina (van der Hoeven, 1840) is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Areas galactina (van der Hoeven, 1840)

Areas galactina (van der Hoeven, 1840)

Areas galactina is an Erebidae moth species described in 1840, found across a wide range of South and East Asia.

Family
Genus
Areas
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Areas galactina (van der Hoeven, 1840)

Areas galactina is a moth species belonging to the family Erebidae. It was originally described by Jan van der Hoeven in 1840. This species is distributed across China (including the regions of Sichuan, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, and Hubei), Taiwan, the north-western Himalayas, India (including Sikkim, Assam, and the Andamans), Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Indochina, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Sundaland. Males of this species have forewings that measure 32–35 mm in length, while females have forewings ranging from 40–42 mm in length.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Areas

More from Erebidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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