Mocis alterna

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Euclidiini
Genus: Mocis
Species: M. alterna
Binomial name
Mocis alterna
(Walker, 1858)[1]
Synonyms
  • Euclidia nebuligera (Butler, 1886)
  • Euclidia alterna Walker, 1858
  • Pseudophia nebuligera Butler, 1886

Mocis alterna is a species of moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in Queensland.

The wingspan is about 30 millimetres (1.2 in).[2]

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

References

  1. ↑ taxapad.com
  2. 1 2 "Mocis alterna (Walker, 1858)". Butterfly House. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
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