Batracharta
Encyclopedia
Batracharta is a genus
of moth
s of the Noctuidae
family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family.
Species
- Batracharta albistrigosata Warren, 1915
- Batracharta chariessa Prout, 1928
- Batracharta chinensis Hampson, 1926
- Batracharta cossoides (Walker, 1863)
- Batracharta divisa Wileman, 1914
- Batracharta irrorata Hampson, 1894
- Batracharta nigritogata Prout, 1921
- Batracharta obliqua Walker, 1962
- Batracharta variegata (Hampson, 1891)
- Batracharta walkeri Bethune-Baker, 1910