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Erebidae 930942 – 8743   Mocis latipes (Guenée, 1852)              Small Mocis

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Amaranthaceae Amaryllidaceae[Liliaceae] Brassicaceae Fabaceae Hypericaceae[Clusiaceae][Guttiferae] Poaceae.  Host genera: Amaranthus Amaryllis Brassica Cenchrus Cortaderia Cynodon Digitaria Dinebra[=Leptochloa] Eriochloa Glycine Hypericum Leptochloa[=Chloris] Macroptilium Megathyrsus Melinis[=Tricholaena] Oryza Panicum P...  Notes: turf & pasture grasses (Wagner et al 2011); polyphagous on herbs (Forbes 1954); polyphagous - wide variety of herbaceous plants, especially grasses (Powell & Opler 2009).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: latipes (Guenée, 1852) (Remigia) - MONA 1983: 8743 collata (Walker, 1865) (Remigia) delinquens (Walker, 1858) (Ophiusa) exscindens (Walker, 1858) (Remigia) indentata (Harvey, 1875) (Remigia) subtilis (Walker, 1858) (Remigia)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 44.22f; p. 260. Book Review and ordering Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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