Bastilla joviana

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Bastilla joviana, a reference photo
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Bastilla joviana is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Caspar Stoll in 1782. It is found from the Oriental region to the Moluccas and in New Guinea and Australia. It is also present in South Africa.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Bastilla joviana being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Erebidae
Species
Bastilla joviana

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