Bastilla palpalis
Bastilla palpalis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Africa, including Sierra Leone and São Tomé.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Bastilla |
| Species: | B. palpalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bastilla palpalis (Walker, 1865) | |
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The larvae feed on Phyllanthus species.
Subspecies
- Bastilla palpalis palpalis
- Bastilla palpalis distincta (São Tomé)
References
- Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae. Archived September 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9.
External links
- Holloway, J. D. & Miller, Scott E. (2003). "The composition, generic placement and host-plant relationships of the joviana-group in the Parallelia generic complex" Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine. Invertebrate Systematics. 17: 111–128.
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