Mocis conveniens

Mocis conveniens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Mocis
Species: M. conveniens
Binomial name
Mocis conveniens
(Walker, 1858)[1]
Synonyms
  • Remigia conveniens Walker, 1858
  • Remigia detersa Walker, 1865

Mocis conveniens (the pale brown lines)[2] is a moth of the Erebidae family.

It has a wide range in Africa south of the Sahara, from Ethiopia to Sierra Leone and from Sudan to South Africa. Its presence has also been stated in Yemen.[3]

Its wingspan is around 40 millimetres (1.6 in).

References

  1. taxapad.com
  2. africanmoths.com Archived October 22, 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Mocis conveniens (Walker, 1858)". Afro Moths. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
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