Mocis

Mocis is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823.

Lepidopterist David Wagner et al. state about the behaviour of Mocis larvae: "Unlike most catocaline larvae, Mocis caterpillars do not wriggle violently when accosted, but rather simply drop to the ground--a habit shared by many grass feeders--where their coloration blends in with dead, withered grass blades."

Species

 * Mocis alterna (Walker, 1858)
 * Mocis ancilla (Warren, 1913)
 * Mocis annetta (Butler, 1878) (= M. arabesca)
 * Mocis antillesia Hampson, 1913
 * Mocis bahamica Hampson, 1913
 * Mocis camptogramma Dognin, 1919
 * Mocis conveniens (Walker, 1858) (= M. detersa)
 * Mocis cubana Hampson, 1913
 * Mocis diffluens (Guenée, 1852)
 * Mocis diplocyma Hampson, 1913
 * Mocis discios Kollar, 1844
 * Mocis disseverans (Walker, 1858)
 * Mocis dolosa (Butler, 1880) (= M. nigrisigna)
 * Mocis dyndima (Stoll, 1782) (= M. dindyma, M. teligera)
 * Mocis escondida (Schaus, 1901)
 * Mocis frugalis (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Mocis guenei (Möschler, 1880)
 * Mocis incurvalis Schaus, 1923
 * Mocis inferna (Leech, 1900)
 * Mocis kagoshimaensis Kishida, 2010
 * Mocis latipes (Guenée, 1852) (= M. collata, M. delinquens, M. exscindens, M. indentata, M. subtilis)
 * Mocis laxa (Walker, 1858) (= M. pavona)
 * Mocis marcida (Guenée, 1852)
 * Mocis mayeri (Boisduval, 1833) (= M. associata, M. diffundens, M. inconcisa, M. jugalis, M. pellita, M. subaenescens)
 * Mocis mutuaria (Walker, 1858) (= M. insulsa, M. judicans, M. nigrimacula, M. torpida)
 * Mocis paraguayica Hampson, 1913
 * Mocis persinuosa (Hampson, 1910)
 * Mocis phasianoides (Guenee, 1852)
 * Mocis propugnata (Leech, 1900)
 * Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000
 * Mocis ramifera Hampson, 1913
 * Mocis repanda (Fabricius, 1794)
 * Mocis sobria (Möschler, 1880)
 * Mocis texana (Morrison, 1875)
 * Mocis trifasciata (Stephens, 1830) (= M. demonstrans, M. discrepans)
 * Mocis undata (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Mocis undifera Hampson, 1913
 * Mocis vitiensis Hampson, 1913
 * Mocis xylomiges (Snellen, 1880)

Status unclear

 * Mocis punctularis, described as Noctua punctularis Hübner, [1808] from Europe.

Former species

 * Mocis bifasciata (Inoue & Sugi, 1961) (Melapia)
 * Mocis munda (Walker, 1865)