Mocis alterna

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Mocis alterna
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Mocis
Species:
M. alterna
Binomial name
Mocis alterna
(Walker, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Euclidia nebuligera(Butler, 1886)
  • Euclidia alternaWalker, 1858
  • Pseudophia nebuligeraButler, 1886

Mocis alterna, the bean looper, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. [1] It is found in the Australian state of Queensland.

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

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

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Mocis alterna (Walker 1858)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (25 September 2019). "Mocis alterna (Walker, 1858) Bean Looper". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 7 December 2019.