Mocis marcida

Withered mocis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Mocis
Species:	M. marcida
Binomial name
	Mocis marcida; (Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
	Remigia marcida Guenée, 1852 ; Mocis perlata (Walker, 1858) ; Phurys perlata Walker, 1858 ;

Mocis marcida, the withered mocis, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from the coast of North Carolina to Florida, west to Texas, rarely straying northward as far as New York.

The wingspan is about 47 millimetres (1.9 in). Adults are on wing from April to November or all year round in southern Florida and Texas. There are multiple generations per year.

The larvae feed on various grasses.

References

^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Mocis marcida (Guenee 1852)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016.

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[1] Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Mocis marcida (Guenee 1852)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016.

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