Bastilla joviana

Bastilla joviana is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Stoll in 1782.[1] It is found from the Oriental region to the Moluccas and in New Guinea and Australia. It is also present in South Africa.

Bastilla joviana
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B. joviana
Binomial name
Bastilla joviana
(Stoll, 1782)
Synonyms
  • Noctua joviana Stoll, 1782
  • Noctua sinuata Fabricius, 1781
  • Dysgonia jovis Hübner, 1816
  • Dysgonia affinis (Guenée, 1852)
  • Parallelia curvisecta Prout, 1919
  • Dysgonia curvisecta (L. B. Prout, 1919)
  • Parallelia joviana Stoll; Holloway, 1976
  • Dysgonia sinuata (Fabricius, 1781)
  • Dysgonia joviana (Stoll, 1782)

The larvae feed on Acalypha, Breynia and Phyllanthus species.

Subspecies

  • Bastilla joviana joviana
  • Bastilla joviana curvisecta (New Guinea and Australia)
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References

  1. Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae Archived September 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. CRC Press. ISBN 0-916846-45-8, ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9.


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