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

Don Herbison-Evans
&
Stella Crossley

(updated 16 December 2009)

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(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 ).

The adult moth is brown with dark bands across each wing.

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


Further reading :

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