Bastilla analis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Java and China.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Bastilla |
| Species: | B. analis
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| Bastilla analis (Guenée, 1852)
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Description
editIts wingspan is about 50 mm. It is similar to Bastilla arctotaenia in the white band of the forewing being wider at the costa. The postmedial line more produced at vein 6, so that the white band on it is longer. The apical streak is straight and diffused towards the costa. Hindwings with a black and white spot on outer margin at vein 2.[2]
The larvae feed on Phyllanthus species.
References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
External links
edit- Checklist of Hong Kong Fauna Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
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