Mocis is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner 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 <small>(Walker, 1858)</small>
- Mocis ancilla <small>(Warren, 1913)</small>
- Mocis annetta <small>(Butler, 1878)</small> (= M. arabesca)
- Mocis antillesia <small>Hampson, 1913</small>
- Mocis bahamica <small>Hampson, 1913</small>
- Mocis camptogramma <small>Dognin, 1919</small>
- Mocis conveniens <small>(Walker, 1858)</small> (= M. detersa)
- Mocis cubana <small>Hampson, 1913</small>
- Mocis diffluens <small>(Guenée, 1852)</small>
- Mocis diplocyma <small>Hampson, 1913</small>
- Mocis discios <small>Kollar, 1844</small>
- Mocis disseverans <small>(Walker, 1858)</small>
- Mocis dolosa <small>(Butler, 1880)</small> (= M. nigrisigna)
- Mocis dyndima <small>(Stoll, 1782)</small> (= M. dindyma, M. teligera)
- Mocis escondida <small>(Schaus, 1901)</small>
- Mocis frugalis <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small>
- Mocis guenei <small>(Möschler, 1880)</small>
- Mocis incurvalis <small>Schaus, 1923</small>
- Mocis inferna <small>(Leech, 1900)</small>
- Mocis kagoshimaensis <small>Kishida, 2010</small>
- Mocis latipes <small>(Guenée, 1852)</small> (= M. collata, M. delinquens, M. exscindens, M. indentata, M. subtilis)
- Mocis laxa <small>(Walker, 1858)</small> (= M. pavona)
- Mocis marcida <small>(Guenée, 1852)</small>
- Mocis mayeri <small>(Boisduval, 1833)</small> (= M. associata, M. diffundens, M. inconcisa, M. jugalis, M. pellita, M. subaenescens)
- Mocis mutuaria <small>(Walker, 1858)</small> (= M. insulsa, M. judicans, M. nigrimacula, M. torpida)
- Mocis paraguayica <small>Hampson, 1913</small>
- Mocis persinuosa <small>(Hampson, 1910)</small>
- Mocis phasianoides <small>(Guenee, 1852)</small>
- Mocis propugnata <small>(Leech, 1900)</small>
- Mocis proverai <small>Zilli, 2000</small>
- Mocis ramifera <small>Hampson, 1913</small>
- Mocis repanda <small>(Fabricius, 1794)</small>
- Mocis sobria <small>(Möschler, 1880)</small>
- Mocis texana <small>(Morrison, 1875)</small>
- Mocis trifasciata <small>(Stephens, 1830)</small> (= M. demonstrans, M. discrepans)
- Mocis undata <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small>
- Mocis undifera <small>Hampson, 1913</small>
- Mocis vitiensis <small>Hampson, 1913</small>
- Mocis xylomiges <small>(Snellen, 1880)</small>
Status unclear
- Mocis punctularis, described as Noctua punctularis <small>Hübner, [1808]</small> from Europe.
Former species
References
- (1961). "A new species of the genus Pelamia from Okinawa (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)". Kontyû. 29 (3): 157âÂÂ158.
- (2010). "Descriptions of new species and new subspecies of Japanese Macrolepidoptera (2), with descriptions of 2 new genera". Tinea. 21 (3): 129âÂÂ135.
- & (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys. 40: 1âÂÂ239.
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