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Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)

Permalink:	MASAGALA
Higher taxa:	Noctuidae (family)/ Heliothinae (subfamily)/ Heliothis (genus)/ Heliothis (subgenus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Wallengren, 1856)
Citation:	Leocyma galatheae n. sp.
Original genus:	Leocyma
Publication:	Wallengren H. D. J. 1856. Anteckningar I Zoologien. I. Kafferlandets Macrolepidoptera-fauna.
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Pagination:	58
URL:	https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=orRYAAAAcAAJ&pg=GBS.PA58&hl=en

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Heliothis galatheae (1)

Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Heliothis by H. Hacker (2016a: 557).

Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	Holotype	♂	SNHM	Holotype ♂, SNHM.	South Africa	South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Kaffern, leg. J. A. Wahlberg.

Distribution note:

Oriental: India. The record of Costa Rica is almost certainly wrong (Seymour 1972: 43).

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	Angola		Ladeiro J. M. 1956. Lepidópteros de Angola (estudio de uma colecção oferecida ao Museu Zoológico de Coimbra). page 158 (as lanceolata)
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	Botswana		Seymour P. R. 1972. A revision of the genus Masalia (Lepidoptera: Heliothidinae). page 46 (as bechuana)
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	Burkina Faso		page MGCL
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	Burundi		page RMCA
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	Cameroon		Seymour P. R. 1972. A revision of the genus Masalia (Lepidoptera: Heliothidinae). page 43
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	Central African Republic		Seymour P. R. 1972. A revision of the genus Masalia (Lepidoptera: Heliothidinae). page 43
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Katanga	Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 401 (as lanceolata)
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Orientale	Aurivillius C. 1925a. Zoological results of the Swedish Expedition to Central Africa 1921. Insecta. 12. Lepidoptera. 1. page 12
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	Eswatini		page K. Braun
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	Ethiopia		Berio E. 1953b. Contributo alla conoscenza di Noctuidae poco note, diagnosi di nuove specie e note critiche. page 2 (as lancea)
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	Gabon		Seymour P. R. 1972. A revision of the genus Masalia (Lepidoptera: Heliothidinae). page 43
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	Gambia		Druce H. 1888. Descriptions of some new species of Lepidoptera Heterocera, mostly from tropical Africa. page 686 (as splendens)
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	Ghana		Seymour P. R. 1972. A revision of the genus Masalia (Lepidoptera: Heliothidinae). page 43
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	Kenya		Hampson G. F. 1903a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. IV. Noctuidae. page 112
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	Lesotho		Seymour P. R. 1972. A revision of the genus Masalia (Lepidoptera: Heliothidinae). page 43
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	Malawi		Seymour P. R. 1972. A revision of the genus Masalia (Lepidoptera: Heliothidinae). page 43
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	Mozambique		Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 448 (map)
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	Namibia		Hacker H. H. 2004b. Nolidae and Noctuidae (excluding Catocalinae: Audeini and Tachosini) (Lepidoptera). – In: Mey, Z. (Ed.) The Lepidoptera of the Brandberg Massif in Namibia. page 287
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	Nigeria		Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). page 256 (as lanceolata)
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	Oman		Hacker H. H. & Saldaitis A. 2010. Noctuidae of the Socotra Archipelago (Yemen) with notes on the fauna of the southern Arabian Peninsula (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). page 220
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	Rwanda		Seymour P. R. 1972. A revision of the genus Masalia (Lepidoptera: Heliothidinae). page 43
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	Senegal		Berio E. 1969b. Le Parc National du Niokolo-Koba (Sénégal). Fasc. III. XXIII. Lepidoptera. Noctuidae. page 366 (as lanceolata)
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	Sierra Leone		Schaus W. & Clements W. G. 1893. On a collection of Sierra Leone Lepidoptera. page 34 (as lanceolata)
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	South Africa	Gauteng	Buckle A. S. 1908. Notes on a collection of Lepidoptera from Aden and from the Transvaal. page 10 (as lanceolata)
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	South Africa	Mpumalanga	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 448 (map)
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	South Africa	Free State	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 448 (map)
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	South Africa	North-West	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 448 (map)
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 448 (map)
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Wallengren H. D. J. 1856. Anteckningar I Zoologien. I. Kafferlandets Macrolepidoptera-fauna. page 58
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	South Africa	Limpopo	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 448 (map)
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	Sudan		Aurivillius C. 1925a. Zoological results of the Swedish Expedition to Central Africa 1921. Insecta. 12. Lepidoptera. 1. page 12 (as vittulata)
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	Tanzania		Seymour P. R. 1972. A revision of the genus Masalia (Lepidoptera: Heliothidinae). page 43
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	Togo		Seymour P. R. 1972. A revision of the genus Masalia (Lepidoptera: Heliothidinae). page 43
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	Uganda		Hampson G. F. 1909c. Ruwenzori Expedition Reports. 11. Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 106 (as lanceolata)
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	Zambia		Seymour P. R. 1972. A revision of the genus Masalia (Lepidoptera: Heliothidinae). page 43
Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)	Zimbabwe		Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). page 256 (as lanceolata)

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Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Heliothis bechuana (Seymour, 1972)	(Seymour, 1972)	species	Synonym	Masalia bechuana
Heliothis depicta (Swinhoe, 1891)	(Swinhoe, 1891)	species	Synonym	Curubasa depicta
Heliothis galathea (auct., 1999)	(auct., 1999)	species	Misapplied	Timora galathea
Heliothis imitata (Druce, 1889)	(Druce, 1889)	species	Synonym	Adisura imitata
Heliothis lancea (Berio, 1953)	(Berio, 1953)	species	Synonym	Timora lancea
Heliothis lanceolata (Walker, 1865)	(Walker, 1865)	species	Synonym	Alaria lanceolata
Heliothis nigrolineata (Aurivillius, 1925)	(Aurivillius, 1925)	species	Synonym	Timora nigrolineata
Heliothis splendens (Druce, 1888)	(Druce, 1888)	species	Synonym	Adisura splendens
Heliothis vittulata (Aurivillius, 1925)	(Aurivillius, 1925)	species	Synonym	Timora vittulata