Bastilla angularis

Bastilla angularis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833. It has an Oriental and Panafrican distribution. India (Bihar & Jharkhand), it is found in Eswatini, Gabon, Cabo Verde, São Tomé, Réunion and Madagascar.

Bastilla angularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Bastilla
Species:
B. angularis
Binomial name
Bastilla angularis
(Boisduval, 1833)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ophiusa angularis Boisduval, 1833
  • Caranilla angularis (Boisduval, 1833)
  • Dysgonia angularis (Boisduval, 1833)

The adults have a wingspan of about 40 mm. The larvae feed on Phyllanthus species.

References

  1. 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.


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