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Coscinia bifasciata

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Coscinia bifasciata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Coscinia
Species:
C. bifasciata
Binomial name
Coscinia bifasciata
(Rambur, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Lithosia bifasciata Rambur, 1832
  • Euprepia cribraria bifasciata

Coscinia bifasciata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Rambur in 1832. It is found on Corsica and Sardinia.[1]

Adults are on wing from June to August in one or two generations per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Calluna, Erica, Vaccinium, Genista, Taraxacum and Plantago species.[3] The species overwinters in the larval stage.

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