Mocis conveniens

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Mocis conveniens
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Mocis
Species:
M. conveniens
Binomial name
Mocis conveniens
(Walker, 1858) [1]
Synonyms
  • Remigia conveniensWalker, 1858
  • Remigia detersaWalker, 1865

Mocis conveniens, the pale brown lines, [2] is a moth of the family Erebidae.

It has a wide range in Africa south of the Sahara, from Ethiopia to Sierra Leone and from Sudan to South Africa. Its presence has also been stated in Yemen. [3]

Its wingspan is around 40 millimetres (1.6 in).

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References

  1. ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Mocis conveniens (Walker 1858)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016.
  2. ↑ africanmoths.com
  3. ↑ "Mocis conveniens (Walker, 1858)". Afro Moths. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
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