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 (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, 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
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