Ocnogyna parasita

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Ocnogyna parasita
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Ocnogyna
Species:
O. parasita
Binomial name
Ocnogyna parasita
(Hübner, 1790)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena parasita Hübner, 1790
  • Ocnogyna rothschildi Bang-Haas, 1912

Ocnogyna parasita is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Hübner in 1790. It is found in the Alps, the Black Sea region, the Balkan Peninsula, Asia Minor and southern Russia.[1]

The wingspan is 30–34 mm for males and 20–22 mm for females. Adults are on wing from March to April.[2]

The larvae are polyphagous and have been recorded feeding on Gentiana lutea, Plantago, Urtica and Scabiosa species.[3] Larvae can be found in May and June. The species overwinter as a pupa or as an adult.[4]

Subspecies

  • Ocnogyna parasita parasita (Moldova, Crimea, Alps, C.Europe)
  • Ocnogyna parasita arenosa Witt, 1980
  • Ocnogyna parasita lianea Witt, 1980
  • Ocnogyna parasita rothschildi A. Bang-Haas, 1912 (Lower Volga)

References

  1. ^ Ocnogyna at funet
  2. ^ European Butterflies and Moths
  3. ^ Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
  4. ^ Lepidoptera and their ecology


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