Parascotia

Hübner, 1825

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Parascotia is a of in the Erebidae, erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825. The genus was formerly classified in the Calpinae of Noctuidae but is now placed in Boletobiinae. It contains four described , including the waved black moth (Parascotia fuliginaria), originally described by Linnaeus in 1761.

Parascotia by (c) Ben Sale, some rights reserved (CC BY). Used under a CC-BY license.Parascotia fuliginaria (3119059702) by Ben Sale from UK. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.Parascotia fuliginaria (14751151003) by Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

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How to pronounce Parascotia: //ˌpæɹəˈskoʊʃə//

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Distribution

Recorded from Denmark (DK), Norway (NO), and Sweden (SE) based on GBIF distribution records. within the have broader Palearctic distributions.

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Taxonomic history

Previously classified in the Calpinae of the Noctuidae; now placed in Erebidae: Boletobiinae.

Included species

Parascotia detersa Staudinger, 1891; Parascotia fuliginaria (Linnaeus, 1761); Parascotia lorai Agenjo, 1967; Parascotia nisseni Turati, 1905.

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