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Mocis latipes

Small Mocis


Mocis latipes

Gusano Medidor

Family: Erebidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Mocis latipes, the small mocis moth or striped grass looper, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from North America (from southern Ontario and Quebec to Florida, west to Arizona, north to Minnesota and south through Central to South America.

The wingspan is . Adults are on wing from June to October.

The larvae feed on various grasses, including rice and corn. They have also been recorded feeding on beans and turnip.

Source: Wikipedia, article Mocis latipes. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 15/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
136438303/02/2021ParaguayCentralPuerto de Asunción, Asuncion - Bahia de Asunción - Rio Paraguay Km 390 (km 1630 Hidrovia Paraguay-parana)Guillermo Alejandro Nelson Tarapow
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Small Mocis (Mocis latipes) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.