Ocnogyna corsicum
| Ocnogyna corsicum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Ocnogyna |
| Species: | O. corsicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Ocnogyna corsicum (Rambur, 1832) | |
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Ocnogyna corsicum is a moth of the Arctiidae family. 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)
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Life cycle
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