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]
| Balacra jaensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Balacra |
| Species: | B. jaensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Balacra jaensis Bethune-Baker, 1927
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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
edit- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ Bethune-Baker, G. T. 1927. Descriptions of new Heterocera from Africa and the East. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)20:321–334
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