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Galactica inornata

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Galactica inornata
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G. inornata
Binomial name
Galactica inornata
(Walsingham, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Mieza inornata Walsingham, 1900

Galactica inornata is a moth in the family Galacticidae. It was first described by Walsingham in 1900.[1] It is found in Yemen (Socotra).[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.[3]

References

  1. ^ 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 May 24, 2018.
  2. ^ Afro Moths
  3. ^ Forbes, H. Bulletin of the Liverpool Museums, 1897[permanent dead link]