Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Autostichidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Galagete | |
Galagete cinerea is a moth in the Autostichidae family. It was described by Landry in 2002. It is found on the Galapagos Islands.
The wingspan is 8.5-10 mm for males and 10-11.2 mm for females. The forewings are shining pale greyish brown, with slightly darker brown markings as a wide but short band at the base on the costa, a rather large spot submedially in the middle and in the cubital fold, and another medium-sized spot postmedially. There is also greyish-brown scaling which is paler than the markings on the costa above the spots, in the apical area and on the inner margin below the postmedian spot. The hindwings are greyish white. Adults have been recorded on wing in March, April, May and October.
Etymology
The species name refers to the colour of the forewings and is derived from Latin cinereus (meaning grey).