Paracorsia

Paracorsia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by H. Marion in 1959. It contains only one species, Paracorsia repandalis, described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It 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] and North America where it has been recorded in southern Ontario and northern Indiana.[4][5]

Paracorsia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Pyraustinae
Genus: Paracorsia
Marion, 1959[1]
Species:
P. repandalis
Binomial name
Paracorsia repandalis
Synonyms
  • Pyralis repandalis Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Pyralis pallidalis Hübner, 1796

The wingspan is 24–28 mm.[6] Adults are on wing from April to October in two generations per year.[7]

The larvae feed on Verbascum species, including Verbascum lychnitis, Verbascum thapsus and Verbascum phlomoides.[8] Pupation occurs in early spring after hibernating in a case.

References
  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  2. "Paracorsia repandalis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  3. BOLD Systems
  4. "80 1471 (4992.5) Paracorsia repandalis" Archived 2018-02-19 at the Wayback Machine. Ontario Moths. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  5. "801471.00 – 4992.5 – Paracorsia repandalis – ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  6. Microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2011-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "LOT Moths and Butterflies". Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  8. Lepiforum.de


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