Basilodes pepita, the gold moth, is a owlet moth in the family Noctuidae.

The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.

[1][2][3][4][5] It is found in North America.

[1] Caterpillars feed on plants from the genus Verbesina.

[4] The MONA or Hodges number for Basilodes pepita is 9781.