Bastilla joviana

Bastilla joviana

"Bastilla joviana" is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Caspar Stoll in 1782. It is found from the Oriental region to the Moluccas and in New Guinea and Australia. It is also present in South Africa. The larvae feed on "Acalypha", "Breynia" and "Phyllanthus" species.
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Naming

*"Bastilla joviana joviana"
⤷ "Bastilla joviana curvisecta"

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyErebidae
GenusBastilla
SpeciesB. joviana
Photographed in
Australia