Moth : Sugarcane Looper /Mocis frugalis from rejang land sumatra

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:

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mocis_frugalis
2. http://www.ozanimals.com/Insect/Sugarcane-Looper/Mocis/frugalis.html

Thank to:Ryan Brookes

April 10, 2009