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Mocis trifasciata

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Mocis trifasciata[2] is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the south-west Pacific region, including Samoa, Fiji, Hawaii, New Zealand, the Society Islands and Queensland, Australia.

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Mocis trifasciata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Mocis
Species:
M. trifasciata
Binomial name
Mocis trifasciata
(Stephens, 1830)[1]
Synonyms
  • Catephia trifasciata Stephens, 1830
  • Remigia demonstrans Walker, 1858
  • Mocis demonstrans (Walker, 1858)
  • Remigia discrepans Butler, 1886
  • Mocis discrepans (Butler, 1886)
  • Mocis uniformis Strand, 1917
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The larvae feed on Vigna unguiculata, Oryza sativa and Agathis, Pueraria and Brachiaria species.

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