Mocis trifasciata (Stephens, 1830)
(one synonym : Remigia discrepans)
 CATOCALINAE ,   NOCTUIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley


(Photo: courtesy of Alexson Ho, Brisbane)

These Caterpillars have been known to feed on:

  • Kauri ( Agathis species, ARAUCARIACEAE ),
  • Kudzu ( Pueraria species, FABACEAE ),
  • Cowpeas ( Vigna unguiculata, FABACEAE ),
  • Para Grass ( Brachiaria species, POACEAE ), and
  • Rice ( Oryza sativa, POACEAE ).


    Illustration 23 ,   Plate CCXXIII , Hampson 1903-1913,
    (Courtesy of Joe Kunkel, University of Massachusetts)

    The adult moth is brown with dark bands across each wing. The wingspan is about 4.5 cms.

    The species is found in the south-west Pacific region, including :

  • Fiji,
  • Hawaii,
  • New Zealand,
  • Society Island,
  • United Kingdom,
    and in Australia in
  • Queensland.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 47.5, p. 452.

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    (updated 6 August 2011)