Mocis marcida
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Erebinae |
| Tribe: | Euclidiini |
| Genus: | Mocis |
| Species: | M. marcida |
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| Mocis marcida (Guenée, 1852)[1] | |
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The Withered Mocis (Mocis marcida) is a species of moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from the coast of North Carolina to Florida, west to Texas, rarely straying northward as far as New York.
The wingspan is about 47 millimetres (1.9 in). Adults are on wing from April to November or all year round in southern Florida and Texas. There are multiple generations per year.
The larvae feed on various grasses.
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