Parascotia is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Taxonomy The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Calpinae of the family Noctuidae.
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
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.