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Galtara oberthueri Rothschild, 1910

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Galtara oberthueri Rothschild, 1910
Name authority
Rothschild, 1910
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Erebidae
Genus
Galtara
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderLepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758
  7. superfamilyNoctuoidea Latreille, 1809
  8. familyErebidae Leach, 1815
  9. subfamilyArctiinae Leach, 1815
  10. tribeArctiini Leach, 1815
  11. genusGaltara Walker, 1863
  12. speciesGaltara oberthueri Rothschild, 1910

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Galtara. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Galtara colettae de Toulgoët, 1976ErebidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Galtara nepheloptera Hampson, 1910ErebidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Galtara notabilis de Toulgoët, 1980ErebidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Galtara purata Walker, 1862ErebidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Galtara reticulata Hampson, 1909ErebidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3F769. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.