Ballatha

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Ballatha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea
Family:
Nolidae
Genus:
Ballatha

Walker, [1866] [1]
Type species
Ballatha laeta
Walker, [1866] [1]
Synonyms
  • HyposcotaHampson, 1912 [1]

Ballatha is an Indomalayan genus of moths in the family Nolidae, [1] in which it is either placed incertae sedis , [2] [1] or as part of the subfamily Chloephorinae. [3] [4] The genus was formerly considered part of the Noctuidae, subfamily Chloephorinae. [lower-alpha 1]

Ballatha species are known to occur in northern India and Myanmar (B. laeta), Hainan (B. aurata) and on Borneo (B. willotti). [1] [2]

Species

Listed alphabetically: [1]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Chloephorinae is nowadays considered part of the Nolidae. [5]
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Savela, Markku. "Ballatha Walker, [1866]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  2. 1 2 Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Ballatha Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  3. ↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Ballatha Walker, 1866". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  4. ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Ballatha Walker 1866". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  5. Savela, Markku. "Chloephorinae". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 16 February 2019.


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