Mocis frugalis
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| Mocis frugalis (Fabricius, 1775) |
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Remigia translata |
Mocis frugalis is a species of moth of subfamily Catocalinae of Family Noctuidae found in India.
[edit] Description
Wingspan 36-50 mm
Grey-brown. Fore wing with a diffused dark mark above the centre of vein 1 ; an oblique postmedial line pale inwardly, red- brown outwardly; a submarginal series of black specks. Hindwing with postmedial and diffused submarginal lines.
Some specimens have a black spot above inner margin of fore wing before the middle. [1]
Larva pale yellowish ochreous, with darker lines ; two subdorsal lines ; and a sublateral series of olivaceous spots ; 4th and 5th somites edged behind with black. Food-plants, Zingiberacece. [1]
[edit] Distribution
W. Africa and throughout the Oriental and Australian regions. [1]
[edit] Referances
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