- Bastilla joviana
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Bastilla joviana 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Bastilla Species: 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) [1]
Bastilla joviana is a moth of the Noctuidae family. 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.
Subspecies
- Bastilla joviana joviana
- Bastilla joviana curvisecta (New Guinea and Australia)
References
- ^ Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae. CRC Press. ISBN 0916846458, ISBN 978-0916846459.
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