Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Lepidoptera > Erebidae > Parascotia > Parascotia fuliginariaParascotia fuliginaria (Waved Black)Synonyms: Boletobia carbonaria; Boletobia robiginosa (heterotypic); Geometra carbonaria; Parascotia carbonaria; Parascotia flava; Parascotia lignaria; Parascotia lunulata; Parascotia magna; Parascotia mineta; Parascotia nigra; Parascotia sachalinensis; Parascotia variegata; Phalaena fuliginaria (homotypic) The Waved Black (Parascotia fuliginaria) is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is natively found in Europe and is an introduced species in North America. The wingspan is 18–28 mm. The length of the forewings is 11–14 mm. The moth flies from June to October depending on the location. The larvae feed on various Mushrooms, such as Birch bracket, Trametes versicolor but also Lichen. |
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Species |
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Climate |
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Burnham Beeches |
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946 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Fenn`s, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem and Cadney Mosses |
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2346 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
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Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment |
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2194 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Richmond Park |
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2092 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The New Forest |
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72309 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Thursley, Ash, Pirbright and Chobham |
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12696 |
England, United Kingdom |
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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
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