Paracorsia

Paracorsia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Paracorsia
Marion, 1959[1]
Species: P. repandalis
Binomial name
Paracorsia repandalis
(Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Pyralis repandalis Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Pyralis pallidalis Hübner, 1796

Paracorsia is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family. It contains only one species, Paracorsia repandalis, which is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Fennoscandia and the Baltic region.[2] It has also been recorded from Central Asia, including Iran and Kyrgyzstan.[3] 1st North America - Port Franks, Ontario, Canada [barcoded at UofGuelph]

The wingspan is 24–28 mm.[4] Adults are on wing from m April to October in two generations per year.[5]

The larvae feed on Verbascum species, including Verbascum lychnitis, Verbascum thapsus and Verbascum phlomoides.[6] Pupation occurs in early spring after hibernating in a case.

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