Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Erebidae > Erebinae > Euclidiini > Mocis
Mocis frugalis (Fabricius, 1775) – Sugarcane Looper
- Images
- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- Similiar species
- References
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Mocis frugalis (Fabricius, 1775) – Sugarcane Looper: Cyperus rotundus (Cyperaceae),Sorghum bicolor, Oryza sativa, Panicum maximum, Saccharum officinarum (Poaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
Adult moth observations that have been databased:
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Similiar species:
List of Mocis Hübner, [1823] species known from India.
Mocis discios Kollar, 1844. India: Himalayas.
Mocis frugalis (Fabricius, 1775). Sri Lanka; India.
Mocis laxa (Walker, 1858) (= M. pavona). Bangladesh; India: Sikkim, Bengal.
Mocis undata (Fabricius, 1775). Sri Lanka; India.
Mocis discios Kollar, 1844. India: Himalayas.
Mocis frugalis (Fabricius, 1775). Sri Lanka; India.
Mocis laxa (Walker, 1858) (= M. pavona). Bangladesh; India: Sikkim, Bengal.
Mocis undata (Fabricius, 1775). Sri Lanka; India.
References:
- 527 as Remigia frugalis #2574 pg.
Pl 22:10,11.
Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Erebidae > Erebinae > Euclidiini > Mocis
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2022. Mocis frugalis (Fabricius, 1775) – Sugarcane Looper. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 3.30. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/355606/Mocis-frugalis