Mocis laxa

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Mocis laxa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Mocis
Species:
M. laxa
Binomial name
Mocis laxa
(Walker, 1858) [1]
Synonyms
  • Phurys laxaWalker, 1858
  • Drasteria pavonaFelder & Rogenhofer, 1874

Mocis laxa is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in China (Tibet, Qinghai), India (Sikkim) and Bangladesh. [2]

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Mocis laxa (Walker 1858)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016.
  2. nkis.info