Parascotia fuliginaria (Linnaeus, 1761) Species
Last modified: Dec. 6, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Boletobiinae > Genus: Parascotia > Species: Parascotia fuliginaria
- Vernacular names
- Paddenstoeluil (NL), Waved Black (EN), L'Inégale (FR), Pilzeule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Parascotia carbonaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 16.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a small larva and pupates in a cocoon. The adults are active from dusk onwards and later come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from mid-June till the end of August. Sometimes a partial second generation occurs till early October.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Fungi
The larva lives on fungi, decaying wood and lichens growing on dead trees, especially on Betula.
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