Mocis vitiensis

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Mocis vitiensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Mocis
Species:
M. vitiensis
Binomial name
Mocis vitiensis
Hampson, 1913

Mocis vitiensis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1913. [1] [2] It is found in Fiji. [3]

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Mocis vitiensis Hampson 1913". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  2. Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae. CRC Press. ISBN   978-0-916846-45-9.
  3. Evenhuis, Neal L. (January 11, 2017). "Checklist of Fijian Lepidoptera". Bishop Museum. Retrieved October 20, 2018.