Mocis texana

Mocis texana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Mocis
Species: M. texana
Binomial name
Mocis texana
(Morrison, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Remigia latipes texana Morrison, 1875
  • Mocis hexastylus (Harvey, 1875)
  • Remigia hexastylus Harvey, 1875

The Texas Mocis (Mocis texana) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in eastern North America, from southern Ontario, south to Florida, west to Texas to Minnesota.

The wingspan is 42–50 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September.

The larvae feed on Digitaria species.

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