Parascotia

Parascotia
Parascotia fuliginaria
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Boletobiinae
Genus:	Parascotia Hübner, 1825

Parascotia is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.[1]

Taxonomy

The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Calpinae of the family Noctuidae.[2][3]

Species

• Parascotia detersa Staudinger, 1891
• Parascotia fuliginaria Linnaeus, 1761 – waved black moth
• Parascotia lorai Agenjo, 1967
• Parascotia nisseni Turati, 1905

References

1. Savela, Markku (July 3, 2019). "Parascotia Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
2. Zahiri, Reza; et al. (2011). "Molecular phylogenetics of Erebidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea)". Systematic Entomology. 37: 102–124. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00607.x. S2CID 84249695.
3. Lafontaine, Donald; Schmidt, Christian (19 March 2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys (40): 26. doi:10.3897/zookeys.40.414.

• Agenjo (1967). Eos 43: 8, pl. 1, figs. 2 & 5.
• Linnaeus (1761). Fauna Suecica
• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
• 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.