Mocis alterna Walker, 1858 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Mocis alterna Walker, 1858
Mocis alterna, the bean looper, is an Erebidae moth found in Queensland, Australia, with a 30 mm wingspan.
Mocis alterna, commonly known as the bean looper, is a species of moth belonging to the family Erebidae. This species was first formally described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found only in Queensland, an Australian state. The wingspan of Mocis alterna is roughly 30 millimetres, which equals 1.2 inches. Its larvae feed on plants from the genus Phaseolus, as well as on Medicago sativa and Glycine max.
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Erebus hieroglyphica (Drury, 1773)
Arctia caja (Linnaeus, 1758)
Areas galactina (van der Hoeven, 1840)
Ctenucha rubriceps Walker, 1854
Vamuna remelana (Moore, 1865)
Dierna patibulum Fabricius, 1794
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