About Parascotia fuliginaria (Linnaeus, 1761)
This species, scientifically known as Parascotia fuliginaria (Linnaeus, 1761), has the following technical description and variation. For the typical form, the forewing is blackish fuscous. Its lines are yellowish ochreous, edged with black; the outer line is dentate, and the subterminal line is waved. A black mark sits at the end of the cell. The hindwing matches the forewing in appearance.
The aberration flava Horm., found in Bukowina, shows sexual dimorphism. Males of this aberration have entirely pale ochreous wings, marked with two blackish fasciae across the middle of the wing and almost obsolete terminal spots. Females are pale yellowish brown, with darker dusting that is especially prominent in the basal and terminal areas.
Aberration carbonaria Esp. is entirely black across its body and wings.
The larva is black, with a swollen white dorsal stripe that has a black line running through its center. It has several fine, interrupted, wavy whitish lateral lines. Its tubercles are large and bear long hairs; the hairs along the sides and the hind pair of hairs on each dorsal segment are orange. The head is black, marked with yellow lines.
This species has a wingspan of 18–28 mm, and the forewings measure 11–14 mm in length.
