Bastilla arcuata is a moth of the family Noctuidaefirst described by Frederic Moore in 1877. It is found in the Oriental region of India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Sundaland, Seram, and New Guinea.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Arcuate Passenger Moth 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.
Easily confused with
- Dysgonia stuposa
- Bastilla joviana
- Dysgonia purpurata
- Bastilla solomonensis
- Dysgonia torrida
- Dysgonia angularis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Erebidae
- Genus
- Bastilla
- Species
- Bastilla arcuata
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