Mocis Explained

Mocis is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823.^[1]

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 Hampson, 1913
• Mocis camptogramma Dognin, 1919
• Mocis conveniens (Walker, 1858) (= M. detersa)
• Mocis cubana Hampson, 1913
• Mocis diffluens (Guenée, 1852)
• Mocis diplocyma Hampson, 1913
• Mocis discios Kollar, 1844
• Mocis disseverans (Walker, 1858)
• Mocis dolosa (Butler, 1880) (= M. nigrisigna)
• Mocis dyndima (Stoll, 1782) (= M. dindyma, M. teligera)
• Mocis escondida (Schaus, 1901)
• Mocis frugalis (Fabricius, 1775)
• Mocis guenei (Möschler, 1880)
• Mocis incurvalis Schaus, 1923
• Mocis inferna (Leech, 1900)
• Mocis kagoshimaensis Kishida, 2010
• Mocis latipes (Guenée, 1852) (= M. collata, M. delinquens, M. exscindens, M. indentata, M. subtilis)
• Mocis laxa (Walker, 1858) (= M. pavona)
• Mocis marcida (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
• Mocis ramifera Hampson, 1913
• Mocis repanda (Fabricius, 1794)
• Mocis sobria (Möschler, 1880)
• Mocis texana (Morrison, 1875)
• Mocis trifasciata (Stephens, 1830) (= M. demonstrans, M. discrepans)
• Mocis undata (Fabricius, 1775)
• Mocis undifera Hampson, 1913
• Mocis vitiensis Hampson, 1913
• Mocis xylomiges (Snellen, 1880)

Status unclear

• Mocis punctularis, described as Noctua punctularis Hübner, [1808] from Europe.^[2]

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. 40: 1–239.

External links

• Web site: Savela . Markku . July 6, 2019 . Mocis Hübner, [1823] ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . December 7, 2019.
• Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . Search results Family: Noctuidae . Butterflies and Moths of the World . Natural History Museum, London.
• Web site: Holloway . Jeremy Daniel . Mocis Hübner . The Moths of Borneo . December 7, 2019.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yu . Dicky Sick Ki . Mocis Hubner 1823 . Home of Ichneumonoidea . Taxapad . https://web.archive.org/web/20181203055546/http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=85986265 . December 3, 2018.
2. Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae. CRC Press. .