''Mocis'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family (biology), family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwin ...
. The genus was erected by
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Scientific career
Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1823.
Lepidopterist David Wagner et al. state about the behaviour of ''Mocis'' larvae: "Unlike most catocaline larvae, ''Mocis'' caterpillars do not wriggle violently when accosted, but rather simply drop to the ground--a habit shared by many grass feeders--where their coloration blends in with dead, withered grass blades."
Species
* ''
Mocis alterna
''Mocis alterna'', the bean looper, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in the Australian state of Queensland.
The wingspan is about .
The larvae feed on ''Phaseolus'', ''Medicago ...
''
(Walker, 1858)
* ''
Mocis ancilla
''Mocis ancilla'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Russia (south-eastern Siberia, Ussuri, Primorje), China (Shaanxi), Korea and Japan (Honshu).
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is ...
''
(Warren, 1913)
* ''
Mocis annetta''
(Butler, 1878) (= ''M. arabesca'')
* ''
Mocis antillesia
''Mocis antillesia''Poole, R. W. (1989). ''Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae''. CRC Press. , . is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found on the Lesser Antilles, Bahamas and British Virgin Islands
The British ...
''
Hampson, 1913
* ''
Mocis bahamica''
Hampson, 1913
* ''
Mocis camptogramma''
Dognin, 1919
* ''
Mocis conveniens
''Mocis conveniens'', the pale brown lines, is a moth of the family Erebidae.
It has a wide range in Africa south of the Sahara, from Ethiopia to Sierra Leone and from Sudan to South Africa. Its presence has also been stated in Yemen
Yemen ...
''
(Walker, 1858) (= ''M. detersa'')
* ''
Mocis cubana''
Hampson, 1913
* ''
Mocis diffluens
''Mocis diffluens''Poole, R. W. (1989). ''Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae''. CRC Press. , . is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Mexico south through Central America to South America as well as on the A ...
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(Guenée, 1852)
* ''
Mocis diplocyma''
Hampson, 1913
* ''
Mocis discios''
Kollar, 1844
* ''
Mocis disseverans
''Mocis disseverans'', the yellow mocis moth,Poole, R. W. (1989). ''Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae''. CRC Press. , . is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the Caribbean and parts of the southern United St ...
''
(Walker, 1858)
* ''
Mocis dolosa''
(Butler, 1880) (= ''M. nigrisigna'')
* ''
Mocis dyndima
''Mocis dyndima'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family (biology), family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety ...
''
(Stoll, 1782) (= ''M. dindyma'', ''M. teligera'')
* ''
Mocis escondida
''Mocis escondida''Poole, R. W. (1989). ''Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae''. CRC Press. , . is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Brazil (Parana).
References
Moths described in 1901
Ende ...
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(Schaus, 1901)
* ''
Mocis frugalis
''Mocis frugalis'', the sugarcane looper, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was Species description, first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is found in several parts of the world, including India, Sri Lanka, West Afri ...
''
(Fabricius, 1775)
* ''
Mocis guenei''
(Möschler, 1880)
* ''
Mocis incurvalis''
Schaus, 1923
* ''
Mocis inferna
''Mocis inferna'' Poole, R. W. (1989). ''Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae''. CRC Press. , . is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a ...
''
(Leech, 1900)
* ''
Mocis kagoshimaensis''
Kishida, 2010
* ''
Mocis latipes
''Mocis latipes'', the small mocis moth or striped grass looper, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from North America (from southern Ontario and Quebec to Florida, west to Arizona, north to Minnesota and south through Centr ...
''
(Guenée, 1852) (= ''M. collata'', ''M. delinquens'', ''M. exscindens'', ''M. indentata'', ''M. subtilis'')
* ''
Mocis laxa''
(Walker, 1858) (= ''M. pavona'')
* ''
Mocis marcida
''Mocis marcida'', the withered mocis, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from the coast of North Carolina to Florida, west to Texas, rarely straying northward as far as New York.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just spa ...
''
(Guenée, 1852)
* ''
Mocis mayeri
''Mocis mayeri'' is a species of moth in the family Erebidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833. It has a wide range in Africa, which includes Cameroon, Cape Verde, the Comoros, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ghan ...
''
(Boisduval, 1833) (= ''M. associata'', ''M. diffundens'', ''M. inconcisa'', ''M. jugalis'', ''M. pellita'', ''M. subaenescens'')
* ''
Mocis mutuaria''
(Walker, 1858) (= ''M. insulsa'', ''M. judicans'', ''M. nigrimacula'', ''M. torpida'')
* ''
Mocis paraguayica''
Hampson, 1913
* ''
Mocis persinuosa
''Mocis persinuosa'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family (biology), family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide varie ...
''
(Hampson, 1910)
* ''
Mocis phasianoides''
(Guenee, 1852)
* ''
Mocis propugnata''
(Leech, 1900)
* ''
Mocis proverai''
Zilli, 2000
* ''
Mocis ramifera
''Mocis ramifera''Poole, R. W. (1989). ''Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae''. CRC Press. , . is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in South America, including Peru
Peru, officially the Republi ...
''
Hampson, 1913
* ''
Mocis repanda''
(Fabricius, 1794)
* ''
Mocis sobria
''Mocis sobria'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family (biology), family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety o ...
''
(Möschler, 1880)
* ''
Mocis texana''
(Morrison, 1875)
* ''
Mocis trifasciata
''Mocis trifasciata'' Poole, R. W. (1989). ''Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae''. CRC Press. , . is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the south-west Pacific region, including Samoa, Fiji, Hawaii, New Zealan ...
''
(Stephens, 1830) (= ''M. demonstrans'', ''M. discrepans'')
* ''
Mocis undata''
(Fabricius, 1775)
* ''
Mocis undifera''
Hampson, 1913
* ''
Mocis vitiensis
''Mocis vitiensis'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1913. It is found in Fiji
Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It ...
''
Hampson, 1913
* ''
Mocis xylomiges''
(Snellen, 1880)
Status unclear
* ''Mocis punctularis'', described as ''Noctua punctularis''
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/small> from Europe.[Poole, R. W. (1989). ''Lepidopterorum Catalogus'' (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae. CRC Press. .]
Former species
* ''
Mocis bifasciata''
(Inoue & Sugi, 1961) (''
Melapia
''Melapia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Shigero Sugi in 1968.
Species
*''Melapia japonica'' (Ogata, 1961)
*''Melapia electaria'' (Bremer, 1864)
References
*
Catocalinae
Moth genera
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'')
* ''
Mocis munda''
(Walker, 1865)
References
* (1961). "A new species of the genus ''Pelamia'' from Okinawa (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)". ''Kontyû''. 29 (3): 157–158.
* (2010). "Descriptions of new species and new subspecies of Japanese Macrolepidoptera (2), with descriptions of 2 new genera". ''Tinea''. 21 (3): 129–135.
* & (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ''
ZooKeys
''ZooKeys'' is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal covering zoological taxonomy, phylogeny, and biogeography. It was established in 2008 and the founding editor-in-chief was Terry Erwin (Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian ...
''. 40: 1–239.
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