Bastilla amygdalis explained

Bastilla amygdalis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Sumatra and Borneo.

Description

Its wingspan is about 52 mm. Body dark red brown, suffused with lilacine grey. Forewings with antemedial line bent outwards below the cell. The apical streak with its outer edge indented. There are three white specks can be seen on costa before apex. Hindwings with central part of outer area much paler.[1]

The larvae feed on Phyllanthus species

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hampson, G. F. . George Hampson

    . George Hampson . The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II . Taylor and Francis . 1894 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.