Bastilla palpalis | |
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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) | |
Synonyms | |
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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.
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.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Dysgonia palpalis |
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