Mocis trifasciata

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Euclidiini
Genus: Mocis
Species: M. trifasciata
Binomial name
Mocis trifasciata
(Stephens, 1830)[1]
Synonyms
  • Catephia trifasciata Stephens, 1830
  • Remigia demonstrans Walker, 1858
  • Mocis demonstrans (Walker, 1858)
  • Remigia discrepans Butler, 1886
  • Mocis discrepans (Butler, 1886)
  • Mocis uniformis Strand, 1917

Mocis trifasciata [2] is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in the south-west Pacific region, including Samoa, Fiji, Hawaii, New Zealand, the Society Islands and Queensland.

The larvae feed on Vigna unguiculata, Oryza sativa and Agathis, Pueraria and Brachiaria species.

References

  1. taxapad.com
  2. Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae. CRC Press. ISBN 0-916846-45-8, ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9.
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