Bastilla joviana

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.

Phylum:Arthropoda

Clade:Pancrustacea

Class:Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

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Bastilla joviana
Sri Lanka
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Bastilla
Species:	B. joviana
Binomial name
Bastilla joviana (Stoll, 1782)
Synonyms
Noctua joviana Stoll, 1782 Noctua sinuata Fabricius, 1781 Dysgonia jovis Hübner, 1816 Dysgonia affinis (Guenée, 1852) Parallelia curvisecta Prout, 1919 Dysgonia curvisecta (L. B. Prout, 1919) Parallelia joviana Stoll; Holloway, 1976 Dysgonia sinuata (Fabricius, 1781) Dysgonia joviana (Stoll, 1782)

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The larvae feed on Acalypha, Breynia and Phyllanthus species.