Ocnogyna corsicum

Ocnogyna corsicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
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 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.

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