Ocnogyna corsicum

Ocnogyna corsicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Ocnogyna
Species: O. corsicum
Binomial name
Ocnogyna corsicum
(Rambur, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Trichosoma corsicum Rambur, 1832
  • Ocnogyna corsica
  • Ocnogyna corsica var. sardoa Staudinger, 1870

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

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.

Subspecies

  • Ocnogyna corsicum corsica (Corsica)
  • Ocnogyna corsicum sardoa Staudinger, 1870 (Sardinia)

References

  1. ↑ Ocnogyna at funet
  2. ↑ Lepidoptera and their ecology
  3. ↑ Moths and Butterflies of Europe


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