Galactica (moth)

Genus of moths

Galactica

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Galacticidae
Genus:  | Galactica
Walsingham, 1911

Galactica is a genus of moths in the family Galacticidae.[1][2][3] Mey (2022) argues that it is a junior synonym of Homadaula.[4]

## Selected species

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There are up to five species:[1][3]

* Galactica caradjae Walsingham, 1911
* Galactica inornata (Walsingham, 1900)
* Galactica pluripunctella Caradja, 1920
* Galactica variinotella (Chrétien, 1915)
* Galactica walsinghami Caradja, 1920

Mey (2022) places Galactica walsinghami in Zarcinia and recognizes Galactica pluripunctella as a variety within his Zarcinia walsinghami.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Galactica Walsingham, 1911". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.071. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2011–2025). "Galactica Walsingham, 1911". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 4 April 2025.
3. ^ a b "Galactica Walsingham, 1911". Fauna Europaea. 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
4. ^ a b Mey, Wolfram (2022). "Taxonomic notes on Palearctic taxa of Galacticidae, a little-known family of Lepidoptera (Galacticoidea)". Nota Lepidopterologica. 45: 169–190\. doi:10.3897/nl.45.78574.

Taxon identifiers

Galactica|

* Wikidata: Q5517810
* Wikispecies: Galactica
* ButMoth: 11879.0
* CoL: 929GL
* EoL: 95989
* Fauna Europaea: 438469
* Fauna Europaea (new): 810fedd4-2bda-4648-b67d-07b41a2993e3
* GBIF: 1992548
* IRMNG: 1438310
* LepIndex: 128136
* Open Tree of Life: 4329669

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