Balacra

Balacra Walker, 1856

Balacra Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 7: 1721; TS: Balacra caeruleifascia Walker
- = Metarctia; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1: 143
Pseudapiconoma Aurivillius, 1881; Ent. Tidskr. 2 (1): 46; TS: Pseudapiconoma testacea Aurivillius
- = Balacra; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 72
- = Balacra (Pseudapiconoma); Przybylowicz, 2013, Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (N.S.) 41 (1): 53 (note)
Megapisa Aurivillius, 1904; Ark. Zool. 2 (4): 29; TS: Megapisa nigripennis Aurivillius
Metapiconoma Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (3): 444; TS: Metapiconoma rattrayi Rothschild
Callobalacra Kiriakoff, 1953; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge (8) 26: 70; TS: Metarctia rubrostriata Aurivillius
- = Balacra (Callobalacra); Przybylowicz, 2013, Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (N.S.) 41 (1): 53 (note)
Compsochromia Kiriakoff, 1953; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge (8) 26: 71; TS: Pseudapiconoma compsa Jordan
- = Balacra (Compsochromia); Przybylowicz, 2013, Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (N.S.) 41 (1): 54
Lamprobalacra Kiriakoff, 1953; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge (8) 26: 72; TS: Balacra pulchra Aurivillius
- = Balacra (Lamprobalacra); Przybylowicz, 2013, Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (N.S.) 41 (1): 53 (note)
Heronina Kiriakoff, 1955; Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 44/45: 265; TS: Anace herona Druce
- = Balacra (Heronina); Przybylowicz, 2013, Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (N.S.) 41 (1): 53 (note)
Daphaenisca Kiriakoff, 1953; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge (8) 26: 69; TS: Pseudapiconoma daphaena Hampson
- = Balacra (Daphaenisca); Przybylowicz, 2013, Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (N.S.) 41 (1): 53 (note); Durante & Zangrilli, 2016, Zootaxa 4117 (2): (151-171)
Epibalacra Kiriakoff, 1957; Bull. Ann. Soc. r. ent. Belg. 93 (5-6): 149; TS: Metarctia preussi Aurivillius
Balacrella Kiriakoff, 1957; Bull. Ann. Soc. r. ent. Belg. 93 (5-6): 154; TS: Pseudapiconoma affinis Rothschild

Subgenus Daphaenisca (Balacra); Durante & Zangrilli, 2016, Zootaxa 4117 (2): 153
Balacra; [LepIndex]; [AfroMoths]; [AfroMoths]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Balacra (Thyretina); Durante & Zangrilli, 2016, Zootaxa 4117 (2): 153; Przybylowicz & Ochse, 2017, Ann. ent. Soc. Amer. 110 (1): 105 (note)
Balacrella; [NHM-BMW]
Callobalacra; [AfroMoths]; [AfroMoths]; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Epibalacra; [NHM-BMW]
Heronina; [AfroMoths]; [NHM-BMW]
Lamprobalacra; [AfroMoths]; [NHM-BMW]
Megapisa; [NHM-BMW]
Metapiconoma; [NHM-BMW]
Pseudapicoma; [NHM-BMW]
Pseudapicoma[sic, Pseudapiconoma]; Pagenstecher, 1909, Geogr. Verbreitung Schmett.: 420
Pseudapiconoma; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1: 149; [AfroMoths]; [NHM-BMW]

Balacra alberici Dufrane, 1945 Cameroon, Zaire. See [maps]
- Balacra alberici Dufrane, 1945; Bull. Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 81: 134; TL: Kivu, Kamituga
Balacra aurivilliusi Kiriakoff, 1957 Tanzania. See [maps]
- Balacra aurivilliusi Kiriakoff, 1957; Bull. Ann. Soc. r. ent. Belg. 93 (5-6): 151
- Balacra aurivilliusi; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Balacra basilewskyi Kiriakoff, 1953 Zaire. See [maps]
- Balacra basilewskyi Kiriakoff, 1953; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge (8) 26: 59
- Balacra basilewski; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Balacra basilewskyi; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Balacra batesi (Druce, 1910) Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Zaire, Uganda, Angola. See [maps]
- Pseudapiconoma batesi Druce, 1910; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 5 (29): 393; TL: W.Africa, Bitje, Ja River, Cameroons, 2000ft
- Pseudapiconoma batesi congoensis Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (3): 443; TL: Luebo Kassai, Congo
  - = ; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 77
- Pseudapiconoma batesi ugandae Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (3): 443; TL: Entebbe, Uganda
  - = ; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 77
- Pseudapiconoma flavimacula var. decora Oberthür, 1911; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 79: 470, pl. 17, f. 10
- Pseudapiconoma flavimacula ab. elegantissima Strand, 1912; Archiv Naturg. 78 A (6): 191; TL: Nkolentangan
  - = Balacra flavimacula; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 384
- Balacra distincta Kiriakoff, 1953; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge (8) 26: 66, pl. 5, f. 58, pl. 7, f. 91
- Balacra batesi; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 77; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Balacra distincta; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Balacra elegantissima; [iNaturalist]
Balacra belga Kiriakoff, 1954 Zaire. See [maps]
- Balacra (Balacra) belga Kiriakoff, 1954; Bull. Inst. r. Sci. nat. Belg 30 (29): 3
- Balacra belga; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Balacra caeruleifascia Walker, 1856 Guinea, Sierra Leone, Togo, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Zaire, Uganda, Angola, Tanzania. See [maps]
- Balacra caeruleifascia Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 7: 1721; TL: Sierra Leone
- Balacra ochracea Walker, 1869; Proc. Nat. Hist. Soc. Glasgow 1 (2): 331; TL: Congo
- Automolis ehrmanni Holland, 1893; Psyche 6: 535; TL: Liberia
  - = Metarctia caeruleifascia; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1: 145
- Metarctia erubescens var. conradti Oberthür, 1911; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 79: 468, pl. 17, f. 9
  - = Balacra ochracea; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 80
- Balacra germana Rothschild, 1912; Novit. Zool. 19: 119, pl. [14], f. 24; TL: Sierra Leone
- Balacra inflammata Hampson, 1914; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 80, pl. 4, f. 16; TL: Gold Coast, Aburi
- Balacra magna Hulstaert, 1923; Rev. Zool. Afr. 11 (4): 407; TL: Beni
- Balacra similis Hulstaert, 1923; Rev. Zool. Afr. 11 (4): 408; TL: Leopoldville
- Balacra (Balacra) caeruleifascia; Ochse, 2017, Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo 38: 6
- Balacra caeruleifascia; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 78; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [AFM]
- Balacra ehrmanni; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Balacra erhmanni[sic, ehrmanni]; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 80
- Balacra germana; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 81; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Balacra inflammata; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Balacra magna; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Balacra ochracea; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 80; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Balacra similis; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Metarctia caeruleifascia; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1: 145, pl. 5, f. 13
- Pseudapiconoma ehrmanni; Rothschild, 1910, Novit. Zool. 17 (3): 443
- Pseudapiconoma ochracea; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1: 151
- Rhipidarctia (Rhipidarctia) conradti; Kiriakoff, 1957, Tijdschr. Ent. 100 (1): 95
Balacra elegans Aurivillius, 1892 Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Zaire, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania. See [maps]
- Balacra elegans Aurivillius, 1892; Ent. Tidskr. 13: 190 (footnote); TL: Cameroons
- Balacra damalis Holland, 1893; Psyche 6: 397; TL: Benita and Kangwé
  - = Pseudapiconoma elegans; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1: 152
- Pseudapiconoma elegans var. curriei Dyar, 1899; J. N.Y. ent. Soc. 7: 174; TL: Mt Coffee, Liberia
- Pseudapiconoma bumba Strand, 1918; Int. Ent. Zs. 12 (15): 114; TL: Hte Congo, Bumba
- Balacra elegans kivensis Dufrane, 1945; Bull. Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 81: 135
- Balacra (Lamprobalacra) elegans; Ochse, 2017, Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo 38: 8
- Balacra elegans curriei; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 82
- Balacra elegans kivensis; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
- Balacra elegans; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 82; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]
- Pseudapiconoma elegans; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1: 152, f. 63; Hampson, 1907, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 19 (111): 225
Balacra flava Przybylowicz, 2013 Cameroon. See [maps]
- Balacra (Compsochromia) flava Przybylowicz, 2013; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (N.S.) 41 (1): 55
- Balacra (Compsochromia) flava; Ochse, 2017, Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo 38: 6
- Balacra flava; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Balacra flavimacula Walker, 1856 Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Zaire, Angola, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania. See [maps]
- Balacra flavimacula Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 7: 1722; TL: Ashanti
- Pseudapiconoma testacea Aurivillius, 1881; Ent. Tidskr. 2 (1): 46, f. 1; TL: Gaboon
  - = Pseudapiconoma flavimacula; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1: 150
- Pseudapiconoma flavimacula ab. separata Strand, 1917; Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2): 82; TL: W.Africa
- Balacra testacea ab. micromacula Strand, 1920; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 34 (3/4): 224; TL: Gold Coast; Nigeria; Gabon; Uganda
- Balacra (Pseudapiconoma) flavimacula; Ochse, 2017, Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo 38: 8
- Balacra flavimacula; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 78, 384; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [AFM]
- Balacra testacea; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 78; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Pseudapiconoma flavimacula; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1: 150, pl. 6, f. 12; Strand, 1912, Archiv Naturg. 78 A (6): 190
Balacra fontainei Kiriakoff, 1953 Zaire. See [maps]
- Balacra fontainei Kiriakoff, 1953; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge (8) 26: 66, pl. 7, f. 92
- Balacra (Balacra) fontainei oreophila Kiriakoff, 1963; Explor. Nat. Albert 16 (2): 97
- Balacra fontainei oreophila; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
- Balacra fontainei; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Balacra furva Hampson, 1911 Ghana, Ivory Coast. See [maps]
- Balacra furva Hampson, 1911; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 8 (46): 394; TL: Gold Coast
- Balacra furva; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 81; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Balacra guillemei (Oberthür, 1911) Zaire, Tanzania. See [maps]
- Pseudapiconoma guillemei Oberthür, 1911; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 79: 469, pl. 17, f. 11
  - = Balacra preussi; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 76
- Balacra erubescens Joicey & Talbot, 1924; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (3): 549; TL: Belgian Congo, Luvua River, 85mil N of Lake Mweru
- Balacra guillemei; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]
Balacra herona (Druce, [1888]) Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, C.A.R., Chad, Zaire, Uganda. See [maps]
- Anace herona Druce, [1888]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1887: 669; TL: W.Africa, Mongo-ma
- Balacra (Heronina) herona; Ochse, 2017, Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo 38: 8
- Balacra herona; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]
- Pseudapiconoma herona; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1: 149, f. 61
Balacra haemalea Holland, 1893 Ghana, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Zaire. See [maps]
- Balacra haemalea Holland, 1893; Psyche 6: 397; TL: Ogové R. and Bule Country
  - = Pseudapiconoma flavimacula; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1: 150
- Balacra (Pseudapiconoma) haemalea; Ochse, 2017, Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo 38: 8
- Balacra haemalea; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 78; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]
Balacra humphreyi Rothschild, 1912 Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Gabon, Zaire, Uganda, Tanzania. See [maps]
- Balacra humphreyi Rothschild, 1912; Novit. Zool. 19: 119, pl. [13], f. 14
- Balacra intermedia Rothschild, 1912; Novit. Zool. 19: 120, pl. [14], f. 23
- Balacra humfreyi [= humphreyi] Hampson, 1914; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 79 (emend.)
- Balacra (Pseudapiconoma) humphreyi; Ochse, 2017, Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo 38: 9
- Balacra humphreyi; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 79; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Balacra intermedia; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 78; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Balacra jaensis Bethune-Baker, 1927 Cameroon. See [maps]
- Balacra jaensis Bethune-Baker, 1927; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 20: 322
- Balacra jaensis; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Balacra monotonia (Strand, 1912) Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Angola. See [maps]
- Pseudapiconoma flavimacula var. monotonia Strand, 1912; Archiv Naturg. 78 A (6): 191; TL: Alen
  - = Balacra flavimacula; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 384
- Balacra simplex Aurivillius, 1925; Zweiten Dt. Zentral-Afrika-Exped. (Zool.) 1 (Lep 4): 1303; TL: Ouesso, French Congo
- Balacra (Balacra) rubrovitta angolensis Kiriakoff, 1961; Mitt. münch. Ent. Ges. 51: 108
- Balacra (Pseudapiconoma) simplicior Kiriakoff, 1957; Revue Zool. Bot. afr. 55 (3-4): 280
- Balacra (Balacra) simplex; Kiriakoff, 1957, Tijdschr. Ent. 100 (1): 111, pl. 7, f. 55
- Balacra monotonia; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
- Balacra simplex; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Balacra simplicior; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Balacra nigripennis (Aurivillius, 1904) Cameroon, C.A.R., Zaire, Angola, Tanzania. See [maps]
- Megapisa nigripennis Aurivillius, 1904; Ark. Zool. 2 (4): 30
- Pseudapiconoma gloriosa Jordan, 1904; Novit. Zool. 11: 441
  - = ; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 73
- Balacra nigripennis; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 73; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Balacra preussi (Aurivillius, 1904) Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Zaire, Uganda, Angola, Tanzania. See [maps]
- Metarctia preussi Aurivillius, 1904; Ark. Zool. 2 (4): 31, f. 26; TL: [Mt Cameroun] Kamerunberg, Buea
- Pseudapiconoma preussi ab. brunnea Grünberg, 1907; Dt. Ent. Zs. 1907: 434, pl. 4, f. 4
  - = ; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 76
- Pseudapiconoma speculigera Grünberg, 1907; Dt. Ent. Zs. 1907: 434, pl. 4, f. 5
  - = ; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 76
- Pseudapiconoma speculigera obliterata Grünberg, 1907; Dt. Ent. Zs. 1907: 435
  - = Balacra nigripennis; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 73
- Pseudapiconoma laureola Druce, 1910; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 5 (29): 393; TL: West Africa, Bitje, Ja River, Cameroons, 2000ft
  - = ; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 76
- Pseudapiconoma umbra Druce, 1910; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 5 (29): 394; TL: West Africa, Bitje, Ja River, Cameroons, 2000ft
- Balacra preussi f. longimacula Dufrane, 1945; Bull. Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 81: 133
- Pseudapiconoma preussi ab. longimaculata Strand, 1912; Archiv Naturg. 78 A (6): 189; TL: Nkolentangan
  - = ; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 384
- Balacra vitreigutta Hulstaert, 1923; Rev. Zool. Afr. 11 (4): 407; TL: Leopoldville
- Balacra preussi ab. punctata Dufrane, 1945; Bull. Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 81: 135
- Balacra (Pseudapiconoma) preussi; Ochse, 2017, Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo 38: 9
- Balacra brunnea; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Balacra preussi; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 76, 384; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]
- Balacra umbra; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 75; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Balacra vitreigutta; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Pseudapiconoma preussi; Rothschild, 1910, Novit. Zool. 17 (3): 444
Balacra pulchra Aurivillius, 1892 Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, C.A.R., Chad, Congo, Zaire, Angola, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia. See [maps]
- Balacra pulchra Aurivillius, 1892; Ent. Tidskr. 13: 200; TL: Cameroun
- Balacra glagoessa Holland, 1893; Psyche 6: 396; TL: Ogové River
  - = ; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 82
- Balacra (Lamprobalacra) pulchra; Ochse, 2017, Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo 38: 8
- Balacra pulchra; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]
- Pseuapicoma pulchra; Strand, 1912, Archiv Naturg. 78 A (6): 190
- Pseudapiconoma glagoessa; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1: 151, pl. 6, f. 14
Balacra rattrayi (Rothschild, 1910) Gabon, Zaire, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya. See [maps]
- Metapiconoma rattrayi Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (3): 444; TL: Entebbe, Uganda
- Balacra rattrayi; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 79; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]
Balacra rubricincta Holland, 1893 Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Zaire, Angola, Uganda, Kenya. See [maps]
- Balacra rubricincta Holland, 1893; Psyche 6: 396; TL: W.Africa, Bule Country
- Pseudapiconoma rubritincta ab. ashantica Strand, 1917; Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2): 83; TL: Ashanti
- Balacra (Lamprobalacra) rubricincta; Ochse, 2017, Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo 38: 8
- Balacra rubricincta; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]
- Pseudapiconoma rubricincta; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1: 151, pl. 6, f. 15
Balacra rubrostriata (Aurivillius, 1898) Togo, Ghana, Cameroon, Gabon, Zaire, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia. See [maps]
- Metarctia rubrostriata Aurivillius, 1898; Ent. Tidskr. 19: 185; TL: Togo
- Balacra rubrostriata; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 72, f. 14; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]
Balacra tamsi (Kiriakoff, 1957) Congo. See [maps]
- Apisa tamsi Kiriakoff, 1957; Bull. Ann. Soc. r. ent. Belg. 93 (5-6): 122
- Balacra tamsi; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

Subgenus Daphaenisca Kiriakoff, 1953

Daphaenisca Kiriakoff, 1953; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge (8) 26: 69; TS: Pseudapiconoma daphaena Hampson

Daphaenisca; [AfroMoths]; [AfroMoths]; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]

Balacra affinis (Rothschild, 1910) Cameroon, C.A.R., Congo, Gabon, Zaire, Uganda. See [maps]
- Pseudapiconoma affinis Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (3): 442; TL: Congo Free State, Kassai District
- Balacra (Daphaenisca) affinis; Durante & Zangrilli, 2016, Zootaxa 4117 (2): 162
- Balacra affinis; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 74; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Daphaenisca affinis; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Balacra daphaena (Hampson, 1898) Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Congo, Zaire, Uganda, Angola. See [maps]
- Pseudapiconoma daphaena Hampson, 1898; Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1: 150, f. 62; TL: R. Niger, Asaba
- Balacra (Daphaenisca) daphaena; Durante & Zangrilli, 2016, Zootaxa 4117 (2): 156; Ochse, 2017, Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo 38: 6
- Balacra daphaena; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Daphaenisca daphaena; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
- Pseudapicoma daphdena[sic, daphaena]; Strand, 1912, Archiv Naturg. 78 A (6): 190
Balacra inexpectata Durante & Zangrilli, 2016 Gabon. See [maps]
- Balacra (Daphaenisca) inexpectata Durante & Zangrilli, 2016; Zootaxa 4117 (2): 164; TL: Gabon, Ipassa-Makokou, 500m
- Daphaenisca inexpectata; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Balacra kupensis Ochse, 2017 Cameroon. See [maps]
- Balacra (Daphaenisca) kupensis Ochse, 2017; Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo 38: 6; TL: Cameroon, Mt Kupe, 2km SE Nyasoso, 4°49'28.2N, 9°41'57.8E, 1210m
- Daphaenisca kupensis; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Balacra magnoloi Durante & Zangrilli, 2016 Gabon. See [maps]
- Balacra (Daphaenisca) magnoloi Durante & Zangrilli, 2016; Zootaxa 4117 (2): 167; TL: Gabon, Ipassa-Makokou, 500m
- Daphaenisca magnoloi; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Balacra flava Durante & Zangrilli, 2016 Ghana. See [maps]
- Balacra (Daphaenisca) flava Durante & Zangrilli, 2016; Zootaxa 4117 (2): 168 (preocc. Balacra flava Przybylowicz, 2013); TL: Gold Coast, Aburi
- Balacra flava; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]

Subgenus Compsochromia Kiriakoff, 1953

Compsochromia Kiriakoff, 1953; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge (8) 26: 71; TS: Pseudapiconoma compsa Jordan

Compsochromia; [AfroMoths]; [NHM-BMW]
Compsochromia (Balacra); Przybylowicz, 2013, Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (N.S.) 41 (1): 54

Balacra compsa (Jordan, 1904) Gabon, Zaire, Angola, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya. See [maps]
- Pseudapiconoma compsa Jordan, 1904; Novit. Zool. 11: 441; TL: Angola, Pungo Andongo
- Pseudapiconoma fenestrata Jordan, 1904; Novit. Zool. 11: 441; TL: Angola, Pungo Andongo
  - = ; Przybylowicz, 2013, Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (N.S.) 41 (1): 54
- Pseudapiconoma melaena Hampson, 1905; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 15 (89): 426; TL: Uganda, Masaka
  - = Balacra fenestrata; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 75
  - = ; Przybylowicz, 2013, Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (N.S.) 41 (1): 54
- Pseudapiconoma stigmatica Grünberg, 1907; Dt. Ent. Zs. 1907: 435, pl. 4, f. 6
  - = ; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 74; Przybylowicz, 2013, Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (N.S.) 41 (1): 55
- Pseudpiconoma vitreata Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (3): 445; TL: ?
  - = ; Przybylowicz, 2013, Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (N.S.) 41 (1): 55
- Balacra (Compsochromia) compsa; Przybylowicz, 2013, Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (N.S.) 41 (1): 54
- Balacra compsa; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 74; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]
- Balacra fenestrata; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 75
- Balacra stigmatica; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Balacra vitreata; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 75; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Balacra diaphana Kiriakoff, 1957 C.A.R., Uganda, Kenya. See [maps]
- Balacra (Compsochromia) diaphana Kiriakoff, 1957; Tijdschr. Ent. 100 (1): 112, pl. 7, f. 56; TL: Uganda, Kawanda
- Balacra (Compsochromia) diaphana; Przybylowicz, 2013, Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (N.S.) 41 (1): 55
- Balacra diaphana; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Balacra flava Przybylowicz, 2013 Cameroon. See [maps]
- Balacra (Compsochromia) flava Przybylowicz, 2013; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (N.S.) 41 (1): 55; TL: [Cameroon] Buea - Hg
- Balacra flava; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]

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References:

[AFM]
African Moths
[AfroMoths] De Prins, J., & De Prins, W.
Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera); (Version 2024-03-15). Belgian Biodiversity Platform, Belspo; https://doi.org/10.15468/s1kwuw
[BHL] The
Biodiversity Heritage Library; and on; Internet Archive; Note: The linking to the content of Internet Archive is somewhat delicate -- notify me when links break!
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[LEPIFORUM]
Lepiforum; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
[LepIndex] Global Lepidoptera Index
Beccaloni, G., Scoble, M., Kitching, I., Simonsen, T., Robinson, G., Pitkin, B., Hine, A., Lyal, C., Ollerenshaw, J., Wing, P., & Hobern, D. (2024). Global Lepidoptera Index. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, P. Schalk, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, C. Aedo, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (1.1.24.106); https://doi.org/10.48580/dg4lg-49xk
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

Some related literature:

Aurivillius, 1881
Om en samling fjärilar från Gaboon Ent. Tidskr. 2 (1) : 38-47
Aurivillius, 1892
Verzeichniss einer vom Herrn Fritz Theorin aus Gabun und dem Gebiete des Camerunflusses heimgebrachten Schmetterlilngssammlung Ent. Tidskr. 13 : 181-200
Aurivillius, 1898
Diagnosen neuer Lepidopteren aus Afrika Ent. Tidskr. 19 : 177-186
Aurivillius, 1904
Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Insektenfauna von Kameroun Ark. Zool. 2 (4) : 1-68, pl. 1
Aurivillius, 1925
Ergebnisse der Zweiten Deutschen Zentral-Afrika-Expedition 1910-1911 unter Führung Adolf Friedrichs, Herzogs zu Mecklenburg. Lepidoptera. IV. Teil Zweiten Dt. Zentral-Afrika-Exped. (Zool.) 1 (Lep 4) : 1243-1359
Bethune-Baker, 1927
Descriptions of new species of Heterocera from Africa and the East Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 20 : 321-334
Druce, [1888]
Descriptions of some new species of Lepidoptera Heterocera, mostly from Tropical Africa Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1887 : 668-686, pl. 55
Druce, 1910
Descriptions of some new Species of Heterocera from Tropical Africa Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 5 (29) : 393-402
Dufrane, 1945
Lepidopteres du Kivu (3e note) Bull. Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 81 : 90-143
Durante & Zangrilli, 2016
Review of subgenus Daphaenisca Kiriakoff, 1953 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Synthomini: Thyretina), with identification keys, and description of three new species Zootaxa 4117 (2) : 151-171
Dyar, 1899
New species of Syntomidae J. N.Y. ent. Soc. 7 : 174-176
Grünberg, 1907
Einige neue afrikanische Heteroceren. (Lep.) Dt. Ent. Zs. 1907 : 431-437, pl. 4
Hampson, 1898
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. 1: Syntomidae Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : i-xxi, 1-559, pl. 1-17
Hampson, 1905
Description of new genera and species of Syntomidae, Arctiadae, Agaristidae, and Noctuidae Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 15 (89) : 425-453
Hampson, 1907
Descriptions of new genera and species of Syntomidae, Arctiadae, Agaristidae and Noctuidae Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 19 (111) : 221-257
Hampson, 1911
Descriptions of new Genera and Species of Syntomidae, Arctiadae, Agaristidae, and Noctuidae Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 8 (46) : 393-445
Hampson, 1914
Catalogue oof the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement. Volume 1 Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: i-xxvii [?], 1-838, pl. 1-41, 2: pl. 42 (f. 1-9)
Holland, 1893
Descriptions of new species and genera of West African Lepidoptera Psyche 6 : 373-376, 393-400, 411-418, 431-434, 451-454, 469-476, 487-490, 513-520, 531-538, 549-552, 565-568, pl. 10, 17-18, 20-21
Hulstaert, 1923
Hétérocères nouveaux du Congo belge Rev. Zool. Afr. 11 (4) : 406-411
Joicey & Talbot, 1924
New forms of African Lepidoptera Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (3) : 539-564
Jordan, 1904
Some new moths Novit. Zool. 11 : 441-447
Kiriakoff, 1953
Les Thyretidae du Musée Royal du Congo belge (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea) Ann. Mus. Congo Belge (8) 26 : 1-91, pl. 1-7
Kiriakoff, 1954
Contributions à l'étude des Lépidoptères hétérocères. (deuxième note). Noctuiformes nouveaux du Congo Belge Bull. Inst. r. Sci. nat. Belg 30 (29) : 1-10
Kiriakoff, 1955
Die Thyretidae (Lepidoptera: Notodontoidea) aus der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 44/45 : 250-266, pl. 4
Kiriakoff, 1957
Notes sur les Thyretidae (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea) Bull. Ann. Soc. r. ent. Belg. 93 (5-6) : 121-160
Kiriakoff, 1957
Lépidoptères nouveaux du Congo belge Revue Zool. Bot. afr. 55 (3-4) : 269-284
Kiriakoff, 1957
New Thyretidae (Lepidoptera, Notodontoidea) Tijdschr. Ent. 100 (1) : 95-114, pl. 5-7
Kiriakoff, 1961
Die Thyretidae (Lepidoptera: Notodontoidea) der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München. II. Beitrag Mitt. münch. Ent. Ges. 51 : 96-110, pl. 9
Kiriakoff, 1963
Lepidoptera Heterocera Explor. Nat. Albert 16 (2) : 73-124
Oberthür, 1911
Lépidoptères Héterrocères nouveaux ou peu connus de l'Afrique tropicale Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 79 : 467-472, pl. 16-17
Ochse, 2017
Arctiinae der Subtribus Thyretina in der westafrikanischen Regenwaldregion (Erebidae) Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo 38 : 1-22
Pagenstecher, 1909
Die geographische Verbreitung der Schmetterlinge Geogr. Verbreitung Schmett. : 1-451
Przybylowicz, 2013
Review of subgenus Compsochromia Kiriakoff 1953 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae, genus Balacra) with identification keys and description of a new species from Cameroon Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (N.S.) 41 (1) : 53-60
Przybylowicz & Ochse, 2017
A new, peculiar genus and species of Thyretina (Erebidae: Arctiinae, Syntomini) and a review of African Syntomini baring a pointed abdominal tuft Ann. ent. Soc. Amer. 110 (1) : 104-112
Rothschild, 1910
Descriptions of new Syntomidae Novit. Zool. 17 (3): 429-445
Rothschild, 1912
A synonymic catalogue of the Syntomid genus Balacra Walk., with descriptions of new species Novit. Zool. 19 : 119-122, pl. [13-14] 1-2
Strand, 1912
Zoologische Ergebnisse der Expedition des Herrn G. Tessman nach Süd-Kameroun und Spanish-Guinea. Lepidoptera I Archiv Naturg. 78 A (6) : 139-197
Strand, 1917
Neue und wenig bekannte Nebenformen von Syntomididen Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2) : 79-86
Strand, 1918
Ueber einige Lepidopteren der Familien Lycaenidae, Hesperiidae, Syntomididae und Sphingidae aus Belgisch Kongo Int. Ent. Zs. 12 (10): 101-104, (15): 114-116
Strand, 1920
Kritische Bemerkungen und Berichtigungen zum Supplementband I des Hampson'schen "Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae" Dt. ent. Z. Iris 34 (3/4) : 217-226
Walker, 1856
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 1-278 (1854), 2: 279-581 (1854), 3: 583-775 (1855), 4: 777-976 (1855), 5: 977-1258 (1855), 6: 1259-1508 (1855), 7: 1509-1808 (1856)
Walker, 1869
In Chapman, On some Lepidopterous insects from Congo Proc. Nat. Hist. Soc. Glasgow 1 (2) : 325-378, pl. 5-7 [links to repaged reprint]

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