Paracorsia
| Paracorsia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Paracorsia Marion, 1959[1] |
| Species: | P. repandalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Paracorsia repandalis (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Paracorsia is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family. It contains only one species, Paracorsia repandalis, which is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Fennoscandia and the Baltic region.[2] It has also been recorded from Central Asia, including Iran and Kyrgyzstan.[3]
The wingspan is 24–28 mm.[4] Adults are on wing from m April to October in two generations per year.[5]
The larvae feed on Verbascum species, including Verbascum lychnitis, Verbascum thapsus and Verbascum phlomoides.[6] Pupation occurs in early spring after hibernating in a case.
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ BOLD Systems
- ↑ microlepidoptera.nl
- ↑ LOT moths and butterflies
- ↑ lepiforum.de
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