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Genus of moths

Barobata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Lymantriinae
Tribe: Lymantriini
Genus: BarobataKarsch, 1895
Species: B. trocta
Binomial name
**Barobata trocta**Karsch, 1895
Synonyms
Macronadata viridis H. Druce, 1910

Barobata is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Lymantriinae. Its only species, Barobata trocta, is found in Togo and what was then the Cameroons. Both the genus and the species were first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1895.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (May 12, 2011). "Barobata Karsch, 1895". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Barobata​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Barobata Karsch, 1895". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved March 26, 2020.