Mocis

Mocis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Euclidiini
Genus: Mocis
Hübner, [1823]
Synonyms
  • Baratha Walker, 1865
  • Cauninda Moore, 1885
  • Pelamia Guenée, 1852
  • Remigia Guenée, 1852

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."

  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Mocis Hubner 1823". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on December 3, 2018.