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Paracorsia repandalis

Synonyms: Botys repandalis; Epicorsia repandalis; Paracorsia pallidalis; Pyralis repandalis (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

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. It has also been recorded from Central Asia, including Iran and Kyrgyzstan. The wingspan is 24–28 mm. Adults are on wing from m April to October in two generations per year. The larvae feed on Verbascum species, including Verbascum lychnitis, Verbascum thapsus and Verbascum phlomoides. Pupation occurs in early spring after hibernating in a case.
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Prey / Diet

Verbascum longicarpum[1]

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1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0