Galasa

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Galasa
Galasa nigrinodis.jpg
Galasa nigrinodis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Subfamily: Chrysauginae
Genus: Galasa
Walker, 1866 [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • CordylopezaZeller, 1873

Galasa is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866.

Species

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References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  2. "Galasa Walker, 1866" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms