Mocis repanda

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Euclidiini
Genus: Mocis
Species: M. repanda
Binomial name
Mocis repanda
(Fabricius, 1794)[1]
Synonyms
  • Noctua repanda Fabricius, 1794
  • Mocis megas (Guenée, 1852)
  • Remigia megas Guenée, 1852
  • Mocis alipes (Felder and Rogenhofer, 1874)
  • Remigia alipes Felder and Rogenhofer, 1874
  • Mocis munda (Walker, 1865)
  • Remigia munda Walker, 1865
  • Mocis remanens (Walker, 1858)
  • Remigia remanens Walker, 1858

The Striped Grass Looper (Mocis repanda) is a species of moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in Central America and the Caribbean, including Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Saint Thomas. Strays can be found in the United States, up to southern Texas as well as subtropical Africa south of the Sahara, including the islands of the Indian Ocean.[2]

The larvae feed on various grasses, including Cenchrus viridis, Trichlons pluriflora, Eriochloa punctata, Leptochloa walleye and Panica fasciculata. It is considered a pest on corn, sugar-cane and Bermuda grass.

It has a wingspan of approx. 40 millimetres (1.6 in).

References

  1. ↑ taxapad.com
  2. ↑ "Mocis repanda (Fabricius, 1794)". Retrieved February 7, 2015.
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