Balaca is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its only species, Balaca picaria, can be found in New Guinea. Both the genus and the species were first described by Francis Walker in 1865.[1]

Balaca
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Incertae sedis
Genus: Balaca
Walker, 1865
Species:
B. picaria
Binomial name
Balaca picaria
Walker, 1865

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Balaca Walker, [1865]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 21, 2019.