Ocnogyna parasita

Ocnogyna parasita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
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.

The larvae are polyphagous and have been recorded feeding on Gentiana lutea, Plantago, Urtica and Scabiosa species.[2] Larvae can be found in May and June. The species overwinter as a pupa or as an adult.[3]

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. ↑ Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
  3. ↑ Lepidoptera and their ecology


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