Parascotia fuliginaria (Linnaeus, 1761)
(Waved Black)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesParascotia fuliginaria (Waved Black)
SubfamilyBOLETOBIINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyEREBIDAE (a family of moths)
SuperfamilyNOCTUOIDEA (shuttle moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Parascotia fuliginaria (Waved Black) :
1: Parascotia fuliginaria (Waved Black)
8 May 2005 OSGR: SU20 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
under fallen Beech
Image 1: Larva - dorsal - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Larva - dorsal - enlargedImage 3: Larva - lateral - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Larva - lateral - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 5: Larva - lateral - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 6: Larva -lateral - enlarged
2: Parascotia fuliginaria (Waved Black)
5 Aug 2003 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Heath Trap 4/5 Aug 03
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Ventral view
3: Parascotia fuliginaria (Waved Black)
27 Jul 2003 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Heath Trap 26/27 July 03
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Under sideImage 3: Ventral view
4: Parascotia fuliginaria (Waved Black)
15 Jun 1997 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
inside rotten beech log
Image 1: LarvaImage 2: Pupa in hammock

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Waring, P. 2003 Waved Black Vol 14, No. 3 Page: 204

Parascotia fuliginaria (Waved Black) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Parascotia fuliginaria (Waved Black)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Parascotia fuliginaria (Waved Black)
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