| Balaca | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Subtribe: | Incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Balaca Walker, 1865 |
| Species: | B. picaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Balaca picaria Walker, 1865 | |
Balaca is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its only species, Balaca picaria, can be found in New Guinea. Both the genus and the species were first described by Francis Walker in 1865.[1]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Balaca Walker, [1865]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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