Balacra jaensis

Species of moth

Balacra jaensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Balacra
Species:
B. jaensis
Binomial name
Balacra jaensis
Bethune-Baker, 1927

Balacra jaensis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1927. It is found in Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1]

The wingspan is about 57 mm. The forewings are very pale ochreous, with the neuration prominently darkish brown, and a brownish subapical cloud, as well as a darker cloud below the basal part of vein two, extending onto the inner margin. The hindwings are white and subhyaline.[2]

References

  1. ^ Afro Moths
  2. ^ Bethune-Baker, G. T. 1927. Descriptions of new Heterocera from Africa and the East. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)20:321–334Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Balacra jaensis


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