Mocis alterna

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Mocis alterna, the bean looper, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[1] It is found in the Australian state of Queensland.

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
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Mocis alterna
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Mocis
Species:
M. alterna
Binomial name
Mocis alterna
(Walker, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Euclidia nebuligera (Butler, 1886)
  • Euclidia alterna Walker, 1858
  • Pseudophia nebuligera Butler, 1886
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The wingspan is about 30 millimetres (1.2 in).[2]

The larvae feed on Phaseolus, Medicago sativa and Glycine max.[2]

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