''Bastilla derogans'' is a

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of the family

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first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in Africa, including

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, São Tomé and

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. The larvae feed on '' Pinus'' species.

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*Holloway, J. D. & Miller, Scott E. (2003)
"The composition, generic placement and host-plant relationships of the ''joviana''-group in the ''Parallelia'' generic complex"
. ''Invertebrate Systematics''. 17: 111–128. Bastilla (moth) Moths of Madagascar Lepidoptera of West Africa Lepidoptera of Uganda Lepidoptera of Malawi Lepidoptera of Tanzania Lepidoptera of Réunion Moths of Africa Insects of São Tomé and Príncipe Moths described in 1858 {{Catocalini-stub