Mocis
Mocis is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823.
Lepidopterist David Wagner et al. state about the behaviour of Mocis larvae: "Unlike most catocaline larvae, Mocis caterpillars do not wriggle violently when accosted, but rather simply drop to the ground--a habit shared by many grass feeders--where their coloration blends in with dead, withered grass blades."Species
- Mocis alterna
- Mocis ancilla
- Mocis annetta
- Mocis antillesia Hampson, 1913
- Mocis bahamica Hampson, 1913
- Mocis camptogramma Dognin, 1919
- Mocis conveniens
- Mocis cubana Hampson, 1913
- Mocis diffluens
- Mocis diplocyma Hampson, 1913
- Mocis discios Kollar, 1844
- Mocis disseverans
- Mocis dolosa
- Mocis dyndima
- Mocis escondida
- Mocis frugalis
- Mocis guenei
- Mocis incurvalis Schaus, 1923
- Mocis inferna
- Mocis kagoshimaensis Kishida, 2010
- Mocis latipes
- Mocis laxa
- Mocis marcida
- Mocis mayeri
- Mocis mutuaria
- Mocis paraguayica Hampson, 1913
- Mocis persinuosa
- Mocis phasianoides
- Mocis propugnata
- Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000
- Mocis ramifera Hampson, 1913
- Mocis repanda
- Mocis sobria
- Mocis texana
- Mocis trifasciata
- Mocis undata
- Mocis undifera Hampson, 1913
- Mocis vitiensis Hampson, 1913
- Mocis xylomiges
Status unclear
- Mocis punctularis, described as Noctua punctularis Hübner, from Europe.
Former species
- Mocis bifasciata
- Mocis munda
