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Areas galactina

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Noctuoidea

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Erebidae

Genus
  
Areas

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Similar
  
Butterflies and moths, Amerila astreus, Creatonotos, Creatonotos transiens, Argina astrea

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Areas galactina is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Hoeven in 1840. It is found in China (Sichuan, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Hubei), Taiwan, the north-western Himalayas, India (Sikkim, Assam, Andamans), Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Indochina, the Philippines, Indonesia and Sundaland.

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The length of the forewings is 32–35 mm for males and 40–42 mm for females.

Subspecies

  • Areas galactina galactina
  • Areas galactina formosana Okano, 1960 (Taiwan)
  • Areas galactina hollowayi Dubatolov, Haynes & Kishida, 2009 (Malaysia: Sabah)
  • Areas galactina inouei Dubatolov, Haynes & Kishida, 2009 (Vietnam)
  • Areas galactina khasiana Daniel, 1943
  • Areas galactina latifascia (Rothschild, 1933) (Andamans)
  • Areas galactina ochracea Mell, 1922 (China: Sichuan, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Hubei)
  • Areas galactina orientalis (Walker, 1855) (Assam, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh)
  • Areas galactina owadai Dubatolov, Haynes & Kishida, 2009 (Philippines: Palawan, Luzon, Mindoro, Panay, Leyte, Negros)
  • Areas galactina trigonalis (Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1863) (Malacca, Sumatra, Borneo)

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