About Bastilla fulvotaenia (Guenée, 1852)
This moth species, Bastilla fulvotaenia, has a wingspan of approximately 70–80 mm. Males of the species have a cleft that runs the entire length of the mid-tibia, which holds a mass of flocculent scales. The body is reddish brown. The forewings have a purplish suffused medial band; the postmedial line is dark across its entire length, and there is an indistinct dentate line beyond this postmedial line. The hindwings have a medial orange band that becomes wider toward the costa. Its larvae feed on plant species from the genus Glochidion.
