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.

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[1]
  • Dysgonia plutonia Holland, 1894
  • Parallelia palpalis
  • Ophiusa palpalis Walker, 1865
  • Caranilla palpalis (Walker, 1865)
  • Dysgonia distincta (A. E. Prout, 1927)
  • Dysgonia palpalis (Walker, 1865)

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. Archived September 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9.


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