Parascotia is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Boletobiinae |
| Genus: | Parascotia Hübner, 1825 |
Taxonomy
editThe genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Calpinae of the family Noctuidae.[2][3]
Species
edit- Parascotia detersa Staudinger, 1891
- Parascotia fuliginaria Linnaeus, 1761 – waved black moth
- Parascotia lorai Agenjo, 1967
- Parascotia nisseni Turati, 1905
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku (July 3, 2019). "Parascotia Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.