Ocnogyna corsicum

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Ocnogyna corsicum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Ocnogyna
Species:
O. corsicum
Binomial name
Ocnogyna corsicum
(Rambur, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Trichosoma corsicumRambur, 1832
  • Ocnogyna corsica
  • Ocnogyna corsica var. sardoaStaudinger, 1870

Ocnogyna corsicum is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Jules Pierre Rambur in 1832. It is found on Corsica and Sardinia. [1] The habitat consists of grasslands, pastures, maquis, forest edges and mountain slopes.

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The females are brachypterous. [2]

The larvae are polyphagous and have been recorded feeding on various plants, including Genista , Urtica , Trifolium , Taraxacum , Plantago and Gramineae species. [3] Larvae can be found from April to June.

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Ocnogyna corsicum (Rambur, 1832)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  2. "Ocnogyna corsica (Rambur, 1832)". Lepidoptera and Their Ecology. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  3. "Ocnogyna corsica (Rambur, 1832)". Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa. Retrieved September 27, 2019.