Bastilla proxima

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Bastilla proxima
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Bastilla
Species:
B. proxima
Binomial name
Bastilla proxima
(Hampson, 1902)
Synonyms [1]
  • Parallelia proxima
  • Ophiusa proximaHampson, 1902
  • Parallela conjuncturanaStrand, 1918
  • Dysgonia conjuncturana(Strand, 1918)
  • Dysgonia proxima(Hampson, 1902)

Bastilla proxima is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by George Hampson in 1902. It is found in Africa, including South Africa and Zaire.

The larvae feed on Antidesma species.

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References

  1. ↑ 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.


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