Galactica inornata
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Galacticidae |
| Genus: | Galactica |
| Species: | G. inornata
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| Galactica inornata (Walsingham, 1900)
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Galactica inornata is a moth in the family Galacticidae. It was first described by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham in 1900.[2][3][4] It is endemic to Socotra (Yemen).[2] It might actually belong to the genus Homadaula.[2]
The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are dull greyish white, the veins and cell narrowly marked out by lines of brownish grey, the costa and the dorsum beneath the fold slightly suffused with the same. The hindwings are dirty whitish cinereous.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Walsingham, Thomas de Grey (1900). "The expedition to Sokotra. X. Descriptions of the new species of Micro-Lepidoptera". Bulletin of the Liverpool Museums. 3 (1): 1–7.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c d De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2011–2025). "Galactica inornata (Walsingham, 1900)". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Galactica inornata (Walsingham, 1900)". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.071. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Galactica inornata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
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