Ballatha
Genus of moths
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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.[a]
| Ballatha | |
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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] | |
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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]
- Ballatha aurata (Warren, 1916)
- Ballatha laeta Walker, [1866]
- Ballatha willotti Holloway, 2003
