Bastilla simillima

Bastilla simillima is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, China, Indonesia, the Philippines and Australia.

Bastilla simillima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Bastilla
Species:
B. simillima
Binomial name
Bastilla simillima
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Ophiusa simillima Guenée, 1852
  • Parallelia mima Strand, 1920
  • Dysgonia mima (Strand, 1920)
  • Dysgonia simillima (Guenée, 1852) [1]

Description

Its wingspan is about 42 mm. Similar to Bastilla arcuata, differs in antemedial line being curved and with some dark diffusion inside it. Some dark suffusion can be seen instead of the dark oatch inside the postmedial line, which has two slight angles in it beyond the cell. The apical streak slight. There is an indistinct dentate submarginal line present. Hindwings with pale cilia below the apex.[2]

The larvae feed on Phyllanthus species.

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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
  2. Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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