''Ballatha'' is an

Indomalayan The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia. Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Ind ...

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

s in the family

Nolidae Nolidae is a family of moths with about 1,700 described species worldwide. They are mostly small with dull coloration, the main distinguishing feature being a silk cocoon with a vertical exit slit. The group is sometimes known as tuft moths, aft ...

, in which it is either placed ''

incertae sedis or is a term used for a taxonomy (biology), taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertainty ...

'', or as part of the subfamily

Chloephorinae Chloephorinae is a subfamily of the moth family Nolidae. It includes, among others, many of the moths known as silver-lines. They are rather similar to some owlet moths (Noctuidae) in appearance and often colored a vivid green, but may also be b ...

. The genus was formerly considered part of the

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family (biology), family of moths. Taxonomically, they are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly ...

, subfamily

. ''Ballatha'' species are known to occur in northern

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and

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(''B. laeta''),

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(''B. aurata'') and on

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(''B. willotti'').

Species

Listed alphabetically: *''

Ballatha aurata ''Ballatha'' is an Indomalayan genus of moths in the family Nolidae, in which it is either placed ''incertae sedis'', or as part of the subfamily Chloephorinae. The genus was formerly considered part of the Noctuidae, subfamily Chloephorinae. ''B ...

'' (Warren, 1916) *''

Ballatha laeta ''Ballatha'' is an Indomalayan genus of moths in the family Nolidae, in which it is either placed ''incertae sedis'', or as part of the subfamily Chloephorinae. The genus was formerly considered part of the Noctuidae, subfamily Chloephorinae. ''B ...

'' Walker,

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Ballatha willotti ''Ballatha'' is an Indomalayan genus of moths in the family Nolidae, in which it is either placed ''incertae sedis'', or as part of the subfamily Chloephorinae. The genus was formerly considered part of the Noctuidae, subfamily Chloephorinae. ''B ...

'' Holloway, 2003

Notes and references

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