Parascotia Explained

Parascotia is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.^[1]

Taxonomy

The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Calpinae of the family Noctuidae.^{[2] [3]}

Species

• Parascotia detersa Staudinger, 1891
• Parascotia fuliginaria Linnaeus, 1761  - waved black moth
• Parascotia lorai Agenjo, 1967
• Parascotia nisseni Turati, 1905

References

• Agenjo (1967). Eos 43: 8, pl. 1, figs. 2 & 5.
• Linnaeus (1761). Fauna Suecica
• Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . Search results Family: Arctiidae . Butterflies and Moths of the World . Natural History Museum, London.
• Staudinger (1891). Deutsche Entom. Zeitsch., Ges., Iris zu Dresden 4: 333, pl. 4, f. 14.
• Turati (1905). Naturalista Siciliano 18: 42, pl. 8, f. 1.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . July 3, 2019 . Parascotia Hübner, [1825] ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . November 19, 2019.
2. Zahiri. Reza. Molecular phylogenetics of Erebidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). Systematic Entomology. 2011. 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00607.x. etal. 37. 102–124. 84249695. free.
3. Lafontaine. Donald. Schmidt. Christian. Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. ZooKeys. 19 March 2010. 40. 26. 10.3897/zookeys.40.414. L&S2010. free.