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Sympis rufibasis Guenée, 1852

Sympis rufibasis Guenée, 1852

Sympis rufibasis Guenée, 1852

Sympis rufibasis Guenée, 1852 is a moth species whose larvae feed on certain fruit-bearing tree genera.

Erygia apicalis Guenée, 1852

Erygia apicalis Guenée, 1852

Erygia apicalis Guenée, 1852

Erygia apicalis is a moth species with distinct adult and caterpillar morphology, whose larvae feed on multiple plant genera.

Sphingomorpha chlorea Cramer, 1777

Sphingomorpha chlorea Cramer, 1777

Sphingomorpha chlorea Cramer, 1777

This is a description of the moth Sphingomorpha chlorea, covering its morphology and ecology.

Mocis frugalis (Fabricius, 1775)

Mocis frugalis (Fabricius, 1775)

Mocis frugalis (Fabricius, 1775)

Mocis frugalis is a moth species with described adult, larval, and egg traits, and a range of recorded food plants.

Mocis undata (Fabricius, 1775)

Mocis undata (Fabricius, 1775)

Mocis undata (Fabricius, 1775)

Mocis undata is a moth species with described adult, larval and pupal traits, whose larvae feed on many plant genera.

Mocis latipes Guenée, 1852

Mocis latipes Guenée, 1852

Mocis latipes Guenée, 1852

Mocis latipes, the small mocis moth, is an erebid moth found across the Americas, with larvae feeding on grasses and other crops.

Mocis disseverans Walker, 1858

Mocis disseverans Walker, 1858

Mocis disseverans Walker, 1858

Mocis disseverans (yellow mocis moth) is an erebid moth found in the Caribbean and southern US, with a ~40 mm wingspan.

Mocis marcida Guenée, 1852

Mocis marcida Guenée, 1852

Mocis marcida Guenée, 1852

Mocis marcida, the withered mocis, is a moth of Erebidae found in the southeastern United States, rarely straying north to New York.

Mocis texana Morrison, 1875

Mocis texana Morrison, 1875

Mocis texana Morrison, 1875

Mocis texana, the Texas mocis, is an erebid moth found in eastern North America that feeds on Digitaria as larvae.

Mocis trifasciata Stephens, 1830

Mocis trifasciata Stephens, 1830

Mocis trifasciata Stephens, 1830

Mocis trifasciata is an Erebidae moth found in the southwest Pacific, whose larvae feed on multiple plant groups.

Mocis alterna Walker, 1858

Mocis alterna Walker, 1858

Mocis alterna Walker, 1858

Mocis alterna, the bean looper, is an Erebidae moth found in Queensland, Australia, with a 30 mm wingspan.

Mocis diffluens Guenée, 1852

Mocis diffluens Guenée, 1852

Mocis diffluens Guenée, 1852

Mocis diffluens is an Erebidae moth found across parts of the Americas, with a wingspan of around 38 mm.

Mocis mayeri Boisduval, 1834

Mocis mayeri Boisduval, 1834

Mocis mayeri Boisduval, 1834

Mocis mayeri is an Erebidae moth species with a wide distribution across Africa, plus Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000

Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000

Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000

Mocis proverai is an erebid moth found in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula whose larvae feed on grasses including sugarcane and oat.

Mocis conveniens Walker, 1858

Mocis conveniens Walker, 1858

Mocis conveniens Walker, 1858

Mocis conveniens, the pale brown lines, is an Erebidae moth found across sub-Saharan Africa and Yemen with a ~40 mm wingspan.

Mocis mutuaria Walker, 1858

Mocis mutuaria Walker, 1858

Mocis mutuaria Walker, 1858

Mocis mutuaria is a species of moth in the Erebidae family found across multiple countries and regions in Africa and Madagascar.

Caenurgina crassiuscula Haworth, 1809

Caenurgina crassiuscula Haworth, 1809

Caenurgina crassiuscula Haworth, 1809

Caenurgina crassiuscula is an erebid moth found across most of North America, whose larvae feed on clover, grass, and lupine.

Caenurgina erechtea Cramer

Caenurgina erechtea Cramer

Caenurgina erechtea Cramer

Caenurgina erechtea (forage looper) is an erebid moth found across most of the US and southern Canada.

Caenurgina caerulea Grote, 1873

Caenurgina caerulea Grote, 1873

Caenurgina caerulea Grote, 1873

The cerulean looper moth (Caenurgina caerulea) is an Erebidae moth found across large parts of North America.

Euclidia glyphica Linnaeus, 1758

Euclidia glyphica Linnaeus, 1758

Euclidia glyphica Linnaeus, 1758

Euclidia glyphica is a moth species with described wing patterns and multiple documented color variations.

Euclidia cuspidea Hübner, 1818

Euclidia cuspidea Hübner, 1818

Euclidia cuspidea Hübner, 1818

Euclidia cuspidea, the toothed somberwing, is an Erebidae moth found in North America, with larvae feeding on clovers and grasses.

Euclidia ardita Franclemont, 1957

Euclidia ardita Franclemont, 1957

Euclidia ardita Franclemont, 1957

Euclidia ardita is a Erebidae moth found from British Columbia to California, with a wingspan of about 32 mm.

Doryodes latistriga Lafontaine & Sullivan, 2015

Doryodes latistriga Lafontaine & Sullivan, 2015

Doryodes latistriga Lafontaine & Sullivan, 2015

Doryodes latistriga is a broadly striped erebid moth found in US tidal salt marshes from Alabama to Louisiana.

Celiptera frustulum Guenée, 1852

Celiptera frustulum Guenée, 1852

Celiptera frustulum Guenée, 1852

The black bit moth Celiptera frustulum is an erebid moth found in eastern North America whose larvae feed on black locust.

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