Bastilla joviana explained

Bastilla joviana is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Caspar Stoll in 1782.^[1] 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

External links

• Web site: Holloway . Jeremy Daniel . Bastilla joviana Stoll . The Moths of Borneo . December 4, 2019.
• Book: Kemal . Muhabbet . Koçak . Ahmet Ömer . amp . 2007 . Synonymous Checklist of the South African Lepidoptera . https://web.archive.org/web/20120219051830/http://www.metafro.be/Members/Cesa/Cesapublafri2.pdf . dead . 2012-02-19 . Cesa Publications on African Lepidoptera . 2 . Internet Archive.

Notes and References

1. Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae . CRC Press., .