Areas galactina

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.

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

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)