Bastilla arctotaenia
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| Species: | B. arctotaenia
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Bastilla arctotaenia is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Japan, Korea and the Indo-Australian tropics throughout to India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar east to New Guinea and Queensland. It has also been recorded in Vanuatu and Fiji.[2]
Description
Wingspan about 52mm. Similar to Bastilla arcuata, differs in postmedial line of the fore wings being prominently white from the costa to the angle at vein 6. The medial white band always well defined, narrow and of almost even width throughout.[3]
Larva elongate and a slender semi-looper. Color greyish brown. Head is speckled. A pair of black spots can be seen marking small tubercles. The larvae feed on Quercus, Ricinus, Rosa and Salix species. Adult is a fruit piercer.[4]
References
- ^ Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae Archived September 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. CRC Press. ISBN 0-916846-45-8, ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9.
- ^ "Dysgonia arctotaenia (Guenée, 1852)". Butterfly House. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ ""Parallelia" arctotaenia Guenée". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
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