Ocnogyna baetica

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Winter webworm
Oruga Caterpillar.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Ocnogyna
Species:
O. baetica
Binomial name
Ocnogyna baetica
(Rambur, [1837])
Synonyms
  • Trichosoma baetica Rambur, 1836

Ocnogyna baetica, the winter webworm, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Rambur in 1837. It is found in Italy, the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa.

Larvae have been recorded on Hedysarum, Trifolium, Erysimum and Malva.

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