Mocis trifasciata

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

Mocis trifasciata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
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

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

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Mocis trifasciata (Stephens 1830)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016.
  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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