Ocnogyna corsicum

Ocnogyna corsicum is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Jules Pierre Rambur in 1832.

Distribution
It is found on Corsica and Sardinia.

Biology
The habitat consists of grasslands, pastures, maquis, forest edges and mountain slopes.

Description
The females are brachypterous.

The larvae are polyphagous and have been recorded feeding on various plants, including Genista, Urtica, Trifolium, Taraxacum, Plantago and Gramineae species. Larvae can be found from April to June.

Subspecies

 * Ocnogyna corsicum corsica (Corsica)
 * Ocnogyna corsicum sardoa Staudinger, 1870 (Sardinia)