Mocis conveniens

Pale brown lines
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Euclidiini
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 family Erebidae.

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
  3. ↑ "Mocis conveniens (Walker, 1858)". Afro Moths. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
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