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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