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Mocis alterna

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Species of moth

Mocis alterna
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Mocis
Species: M. alterna
Binomial name
Mocis alterna
(Walker, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Euclidia nebuligera (Butler, 1886)
  • Euclidia alterna Walker, 1858
  • Pseudophia nebuligera Butler, 1886

Mocis alterna, the bean looper, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in the Australian state of Queensland.

The wingspan is about 30 millimetres (1.2 in).

The larvae feed on Phaseolus, Medicago sativa and Glycine max.

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Mocis alterna (Walker 1858)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016.
  2. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (25 September 2019). "Mocis alterna (Walker, 1858) Bean Looper". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 7 December 2019.

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Taxon identifiers
Mocis alterna


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