Mocis repanda
Names
| English | — |
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| Dutch | — |
| Spanish | — |
| Chinese | — |
| Sranan Tongo | kapelka (general name for the group) |
| Scientific name | Mocis repanda Fabricius, 1794 |
About this species
Mocis repanda, the striped grass looper, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is found in Central America and the Caribbean, including Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Saint Thomas. Strays can be found in the United States, up to southern Texas as well as subtropical Africa south of the Sahara, including the islands of the Indian Ocean.
The larvae feed on various grasses, including Cenchrus viridis, Trichlons pluriflora, Eriochloa punctata, Leptochloa walleye and Panica fasciculata. It is considered a pest on corn, sugarcane and Bermuda grass.
It has a wingspan of about 40 millimetres (1.6 in).
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Mocis repanda is een vlinder uit de familie spinneruilen (Erebidae). De wetenschappelijke naam is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1794 door Fabricius.
De soort komt voor in tropisch Afrika.
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Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
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| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Lepidoptera |
| Family | Erebidae |
| Genus | Mocis |
