Bastilla solomonensis (Hampson, 1913) is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Bastilla solomonensis (Hampson, 1913) (Bastilla solomonensis (Hampson, 1913))
🦋 Animalia

Bastilla solomonensis (Hampson, 1913)

Bastilla solomonensis (Hampson, 1913)

Bastilla solomonensis is a Noctuidae moth found across Oceania and Southeast Asia, with larvae feeding on Breynia plants.

Family
Genus
Bastilla
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Bastilla solomonensis (Hampson, 1913)

Bastilla solomonensis is a moth species belonging to the Noctuidae family. It was first formally described by George Hampson in 1913. This species is distributed across the Solomon Islands, including Rennell Island, the Bismarck Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, New Guinea, Australia, where it occurs in Queensland, the Northern Territory, and New South Wales, Kei Island, the Moluccas, Java, Mindanao, and the Philippines. The wingspan of adult Bastilla solomonensis measures approximately 60 millimeters. The larvae of this moth feed on plants of the Breynia genus.

Photo: (c) Ian McMillan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ian McMillan · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Bastilla

More from Erebidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

Identify Bastilla solomonensis (Hampson, 1913) instantly — even offline

iNature uses on-device AI to identify plants, animals, fungi and more. No internet needed.

Download iNature — Free

Start Exploring Nature Today

Download iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.

Download Free on App Store