Ocnogyna corsicum is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Jules Pierre Rambur in 1832.
Distribution It is found on Corsica and Sardinia.
Biology The habitat consists of grasslands, pastures, maquis, forest edges and mountain slopes.
Description
The females are brachypterous."Ocnogyna corsica (Rambur, 1832)". Lepidoptera and Their Ecology. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
The larvae are polyphagous and have been recorded feeding on various plants, including Genista, Urtica, Trifolium, Taraxacum, Plantago and Gramineae species."Ocnogyna corsica (Rambur, 1832)". Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa. Retrieved September 27, 2019. Larvae can be found from April to June.
Subspecies Ocnogyna corsicum corsica (Corsica) Ocnogyna corsicum sardoa Staudinger, 1870 (Sardinia)
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References
External links
Ocnogyna corsica on Fauna Europaea