''Mocis'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s in the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a 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 underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
. 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''
(Walker, 1858)
* ''
Mocis ancilla''
(Warren, 1913)
* ''
Mocis annetta''
(Butler, 1878) (= ''M. arabesca'')
* ''
Mocis antillesia''
Hampson, 1913
* ''
Mocis bahamica
''Mocis bahamica'' 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 Bahamas
The Bahamas (), officially the Commonwealth of The Bah ...
''
Hampson, 1913
* ''
Mocis camptogramma''
Dognin, 1919
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Mocis conveniens''
(Walker, 1858) (= ''M. detersa'')
* ''
Mocis cubana
''Mocis cubana'' Poole, R. W. (1989). ''. CRC Press. , . is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Cuba and was first reported from the Florida Keys by John B. Heppner in 2003.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an ...
''
Hampson, 1913
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Mocis diffluens''
(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''
(Stoll, 1782) (= ''M. dindyma'', ''M. teligera'')
* ''
Mocis escondida''
(Schaus, 1901)
* ''
Mocis frugalis
''Mocis frugalis'', the sugarcane looper, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is found in several parts of the world, including India, Sri Lanka, West African countries and ot ...
''
(Fabricius, 1775)
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Mocis guenei''
(Möschler, 1880)
* ''
Mocis incurvalis''
Schaus, 1923
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Mocis inferna''
(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 (state), New York.
The wingspan is about . A ...
''
(Guenée, 1852)
* ''
Mocis mayeri''
(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''
(Hampson, 1910)
* ''
Mocis phasianoides''
(Guenee, 1852)
* ''
Mocis propugnata''
(Leech, 1900)
* ''
Mocis proverai''
Zilli, 2000
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Mocis ramifera''
Hampson, 1913
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Mocis repanda''
(Fabricius, 1794)
* ''
Mocis sobria''
(Möschler, 1880)
* ''
Mocis texana
''Mocis texana'', the Texas mocis, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in eastern North America, from southern Ontario, south to Florida, west to Texas to Minnesota.
The wingspan is . Adults are on wing from April to Septemb ...
''
(Morrison, 1875)
* ''
Mocis trifasciata''
(Stephens, 1830) (= ''M. demonstrans'', ''M. discrepans'')
* ''
Mocis undata''
(Fabricius, 1775)
* ''
Mocis undifera
''Mocis undifera'' Poole, R. W. (1989). ''. CRC Press. , . is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in South America, including Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially th ...
''
Hampson, 1913
* ''
Mocis vitiensis''
Hampson, 1913
* ''
Mocis xylomiges''
(Snellen, 1880)
Status unclear
* ''Mocis punctularis'', described as ''Noctua punctularis''
Hübner, 808/small> from Europe.[Poole, R. W. (1989). ''Lepidopterorum Catalogus'' (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae. CRC Press. .]
Former species
* ''
Mocis bifasciata''
(Inoue & Sugi, 1961) (''
Melapia'')
* ''
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 editor-in-chief is Terry Erwin (Smithsonian Institution). It is published by Pensoft Publ ...
''. 40: 1–239.
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