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TAXSYNDISISLFRMPIC
Balacra Walker, 1856
is a synonym of Genus Pterophaea Walker, 1855
This may be an outdated term
The Taxom listed here as synonyme is shown below

Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
74
20388
404639
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
66
18154
371101
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
25
9782
130745
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
3372
55024
Genera
Species
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths
1331
27195
Genera
Species
TribeSyntomini
Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
134
2674
Genera
Species
SubtribeThyretina
Butler, 1876
African Maiden Moths
62
934
Genera
Species
GenusBalacra
Walker, 1856
84Species
Subnodes of Balacra Walker, 1856
SpeciesBalacra affinis Rothschild, 1910
SpeciesBalacra alberici Dufrane, 1945
SpeciesBalacra angolensis Kiriakoff, 1961
SpeciesBalacra ashantica Holland, 1893  ⇒ Balacra similis
SpeciesBalacra aurivilliusi Kiriakoff, 1957
SpeciesBalacra basilewski Kiriakoff, 1953
SpeciesBalacra basilewskyi Kiriakoff, 1953
SpeciesBalacra basilweskyi Kiriakoff, 1953
SpeciesBalacra batesi Druce, 1910
SpeciesBalacra belga Kiriakoff, 1954
SpeciesBalacra brunnea Grünberg, 1907
SpeciesBalacra bumba Strand, 1918
SpeciesBalacra caeruleifascia Walker, 1856
SpeciesBalacra ceruleifascia Walker, 1856
SpeciesBalacra coeruleifascia Aurivillius, 1892
SpeciesBalacra compsa Jordan, 1904
SpeciesBalacra congoensis Rothschild, 1910
SpeciesBalacra conradti Oberthür, 1911
SpeciesBalacra curriei Dyar, 1899
SpeciesBalacra damalis Aurivillius, 1892  ⇒ Balacra elegans
SpeciesBalacra daphaena Hampson, 1898
SpeciesBalacra decora Oberthür, 1911
SpeciesBalacra diaphana Kiriakoff, 1957
SpeciesBalacra distincta Kiriakoff, 1953  ⇒ Balacra belga
SpeciesBalacra ehrmanni Holland, 1893
SpeciesBalacra elegans Aurivillius, 1892
2Subspecies
SpeciesBalacra elegantissima Strand, 1912
SpeciesBalacra erubescens Oberthür, 1911  ⇒ Balacra haemalea
SpeciesBalacra fenestrata Jordan, 1904
SpeciesBalacra flava Przybylowicz, 2013
SpeciesBalacra flavimacula Walker, 1856
SpeciesBalacra fontainei Kiriakoff, 1953
2Subspecies
SpeciesBalacra fontanei Kiriakoff, 1953
SpeciesBalacra furva Hampson, 1911
SpeciesBalacra germana Rothschild, 1912  ⇒ Balacra micromacula
SpeciesBalacra glagoessa Aurivillius, 1892  ⇒ Balacra pulchra
SpeciesBalacra gloriosa Jordan, 1904
SpeciesBalacra guillemei Oberthür, 1911
SpeciesBalacra guilliemi Hampson, 1914
SpeciesBalacra haemalea Holland, 1893
SpeciesBalacra herona Druce, 1887
SpeciesBalacra humfreyi Hampson, 1914  ⇒ Balacra jaensis
SpeciesBalacra humphreyi Rothschild, 1912
SpeciesBalacra inflammata Hampson, 1914  ⇒ Balacra micromacula
SpeciesBalacra intermedia Rothschild, 1912  ⇒ Balacra jaensis
SpeciesBalacra jaensis Bethune-Baker, 1927
SpeciesBalacra kivensis Aurivillius, 1892  ⇒ Balacra elegans
SpeciesBalacra laureola Druce, 1910
SpeciesBalacra longimacula Dufrane, 1945
SpeciesBalacra longimaculata Strand, 1912  ⇒ Balacra preussi
SpeciesBalacra magna Hulstaert, 1923  ⇒ Balacra micromacula
SpeciesBalacra melaena Jordan, 1904
SpeciesBalacra micromacula Strand, 1920
SpeciesBalacra monotonia Strand, 1912
SpeciesBalacra nigripennis Aurivillius, 1904
SpeciesBalacra obliterata Grünberg, 1907
SpeciesBalacra oblitterata Grünberg, 1907
SpeciesBalacra ochracea Walker, 1869  ⇒ Balacra micromacula
SpeciesBalacra oreophila Kiriakoff, 1953  ⇒ Balacra furva
SpeciesBalacra preussi Aurivillius, 1904
SpeciesBalacra pulchra Aurivillius, 1892
SpeciesBalacra punctata Dufrane, 1945  ⇒ Balacra preussi
SpeciesBalacra rattrayi Rothschild, 1910
SpeciesBalacra rubricincta Holland, 1893
SpeciesBalacra rubrostriata Aurivillius, 1892
SpeciesBalacra rubrovitta Aurivillius, 1904
SpeciesBalacra separata Strand, 1917
SpeciesBalacra similis Hulstaert, 1923
SpeciesBalacra simplex Aurivillius, 1925  ⇒ Balacra monotonia
SpeciesBalacra simplicior Kiriakoff, 1957  ⇒ Balacra monotonia
SpeciesBalacra spec Hampson, 1898 Hampson, 1898
SpeciesBalacra speculifera Grünberg, 0
SpeciesBalacra speculigera Grünberg, 1907
SpeciesBalacra stigmatica Grünberg, 1907
SpeciesBalacra tamsi Kiriakoff, 1957
SpeciesBalacra testacea Aurivillius, 1881
SpeciesBalacra ugandae Rothschild, 1910
SpeciesBalacra umbra Druce, 1910
SpeciesBalacra vitreata Rothschild, 1910
SpeciesBalacra vitreigutta Hulstaert, 1923  ⇒ Epibalacra preussi

Synonyms
Compsochromia (Kiriakoff, 1953)
Daphaenisca (Kiriakoff, 1953)
Epibalacra (Kiriakoff, 1957)
Lamprobalacra (Kiriakoff, 1953)
Pseudapiconoma (Aurivillius, 1881)


Distribution of Balacra Walker, 1856
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Afghanistan


Albania


Algeria


Andorra


Angola


Antigua and Barbuda


Australia
1 Species
Azerbaijan


Belgium


Brazil
1 Species
Burundi


Cameroon
44 Species
Central African Republic


Chad


Democratic Republic of the Congo
55 Species
Ecuador
1 Species
Equatorial Guinea


Eritrea


Ethiopia


Gabon


Ghana


Guinea


India
1 Species
Ivory Coast


Kenya
19 Species
Liberia


Lithuania


Malawi


Malaysia


Mexico
1 Species
Namibia


Niger


Nigeria
28 Species
Palau


Republic of the Congo


Republic South Africa
1 Species
Rwanda


Saudi Arabia


Sierra Leone


Somalia


Tanzania
14 Species
Togo


Uganda
32 Species
Zambia




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