Mocis texana
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.
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Mocis |
| Species: | M. texana |
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| Mocis texana (Morrison, 1875)[1] | |
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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
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Mocis texana (Morrison 1875)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016.
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