Areas galactina explained

Areas galactina is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Jan van der 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.^[1]

The length of the forewings is 32–35 mm for males and 40–42 mm for females.^[2]

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)

References

• , 2009: Subspecies of Areas galactina (Hoeven, 1840) (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae): 25 years after H. Inoue's review. Tinea 20 (5): 316-329.
• , 1840: Beschrijving eeniger nieuwe of weining bekende uitlandsche soorten van Lepidoptera. Tijdschrift voor Natuurlijke Geschiedenis en Physiologie 7: 276-283, pl. 5-7, S. en J. Luchtmans: Leiden.
• , 1938: Ueber Indomalayische Nachfalter (Lep. Heteroc.). V. Entomologische Zeitschrift 52: 157-160, Frankfurt am Main.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Areas galactina (van der Hoeven, 1840) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . March 19, 2018.
2. Černý . Karel . January 3, 2011 . A Review of the subfamily Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) from the Philippines . Entomofauna . 32 . 3 . 29–92.