Mocis trifasciata (Stephens, 1830)
(one synonym : Remigia discrepans)
 CATOCALINAE, NOCTUIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

(updated 20 March 2008)


(Photo: courtesy of Alexson Ho, Brisbane)

These Caterpillars have been known to feed on:

  • Kauri ( Agathis species, ARAUCARIACEAE ),
  • Kudzu ( Pueraria species, FABACEAE ),
  • Cowpeas ( Vigna unguiculata, FABACEAE ),
  • Para Grass ( Brachiaria species, POACEAE ), and
  • Rice ( Oryza sativa, POACEAE ).


    Illustration 23, Plate CCXXIII, Hampson 1903-1913,
    (Courtesy of Joe Kunkel, University of Massachusetts)

    The adult moth is brown with dark bands across each wing.

    The species is found in the south-west Pacific region, including :

  • Fiji,
  • Hawaii,
  • New Zealand,
  • Society Island,
  • United Kingdom, and
  • Queensland in Australia.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 452.

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