Paracorsia Explained

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.^[1] It has also been recorded from central Asia, including Iran and Kyrgyzstan^[2] and North America where it has been recorded in southern Ontario and northern Indiana.^{[3] [4]}

The wingspan is 24–28 mm.^[5] Adults are on wing from April to October in two generations per year.^[6]

The larvae feed on Verbascum species, including Verbascum lychnitis, Verbascum thapsus and Verbascum phlomoides.^[7] Pupation occurs in early spring after hibernating in a case.

References

• Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . Search results Family: Crambidae . Butterflies and Moths of the World . Natural History Museum, London.

External links

• UKmoths

Notes and References

1. https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/88fed983-b750-4095-b731-74f879eafa8a "Paracorsia repandalis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)"
2. http://www.boldsystems.org/views/taxbrowser.php?taxid=235157 BOLD Systems
3. http://www.ontariomoths.com/paracorsia-repandalis/ "80 1471 (4992.5) Paracorsia repandalis"
4. Web site: 801471.00 – 4992.5 – Paracorsia repandalis – ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) ]. North American Moth Photographers Group . Mississippi State University . February 19, 2018.
5. http://www.microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=108&p=1 Microlepidoptera.nl
6. Web site: LOT Moths and Butterflies . 2012-03-23 . 2013-08-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130826093352/http://www.lotmoths.com/species/species.php?frmSpeciesID=825 . dead .
7. http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Paracorsia_Repandalis Lepiforum.de