Mocis

Mocis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Mocis
Hübner, [1823]
Synonyms

Baratha Walker
Cauninda Moore
Pelamia Guenée
Remigia Guenée

Mocis is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.

David Wagner et al state about the behaviour of Mocis larvae: "Unlike most catocaline larvae, Mocis caterpillars do not wriggle violently when accosted, but rather simply drop to the ground--a habit shared by many grass feeders--where their coloration blends in with dead, withered grass blades."

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