Mocis trifasciata [2] is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the south-west Pacific region, including Samoa, Fiji, Hawaii, New Zealand, the Society Islands and Queensland.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Mocis |
| Species: | M. trifasciata
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| Mocis trifasciata (Stephens, 1830)[1]
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The larvae feed on Vigna unguiculata, Oryza sativa and Agathis, Pueraria and Brachiaria species.
References
edit- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Mocis trifasciata (Stephens 1830)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016.
- ^ Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae. CRC Press. ISBN 0-916846-45-8, ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9.
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