Sugarcane Looper /Mocis frugalis from rejang land sumatra
Sugarcane Looper /Mocis frugalis is a species of moth of subfamily Catocalinae of Family Noctuidae found in Rejang Land Sumatra, and found across Africa and Asia, including India, and northern Australia
Scientific classification
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Suborder: | Ditrysia |
| (unranked): | Macrolepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuuidea |
| Family: | Noctuidea Latreille,1809 |
| Subfamily: | Catocalinae |
| Genus: | Mocis Hübner, [1823] |
| Species: | M. frugalis |
Caterpillars are an agricultural pest on Oats, Sugar Cane and various Grasses. The adult Sugarcane Looper moth is brown with a diagonal dark line with a pale edge across each forewing. There is a row of dark dots between the line and the trailing edge of the forewing. There is also a dark dot on each forewing near the apex on the wings. The caterpillars are pale green or yellow, with two black bands behind the thorax. They move like a looper caterpillar.
Image Location: Talang Rimbo Lama Village,South Curup District, Rejang Lebong Regency, March,29,2009
References:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mocis_frugalis
- http://www.ozanimals.com/Insect/Sugarcane-Looper/Mocis/frugalis.html
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