Bastilla palpalis

Bastilla palpalis
Bastilla palpalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Bastilla
Species: B. palpalis
Binomial name
Bastilla palpalis
(Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Dysgonia plutonia Holland, 1894
  • Parallelia palpalis
  • Ophiusa palpalis Walker, 1865
  • Caranilla palpalis (Walker, 1865)
  • Dysgonia distincta (A.E. Prout, 1927)
  • Dysgonia palpalis (Walker, 1865) [1]

Bastilla palpalis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Africa, including Sierra Leone and São Tomé.

The larvae feed on Phyllanthus species.

Subspecies

  • Bastilla palpalis palpalis
  • Bastilla palpalis distincta (São Tomé)

References

  1. ^ Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae. CRC Press. ISBN 0916846458, ISBN 978-0916846459.

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