Biology:Mocis texana

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Short description: Species of moth

Mocis texana
Mocis texana – Texas Mocis Moth.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Mocis
Species:
M. texana
Binomial name
Mocis texana
(Morrison, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Remigia latipes texana Morrison, 1875
  • Mocis hexastylus (Harvey, 1875)
  • Remigia hexastylus Harvey, 1875

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 42–50 millimetres (1.7–2.0 in). Adults are on wing from April to September.

The larvae feed on Digitaria species.

References

  1. ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Mocis texana (Morrison 1875)". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=86019714. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6887738 entry




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