Moths of North Carolina

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Mocis marcida (Guenée, 1852) - Withered Mocis

Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Noctuoidea

Family:
Erebidae

Subfamily:
Erebinae

Tribe:
Euclidiini

P3 Number:
930943

MONA Number:
8744.00

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)

Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD

Adult Markings: The postmedian is offset at the fold (Forbes, 1954)

Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.

Distribution in North Carolina

Distribution:

County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.


Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats:

Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on grasses (Wagner et al., 2011). - View

Wikipedia

See also Habitat Account for Coastal Plain Grasslands

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S4S5]

State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Mocis marcida - Withered Mocis

62 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-20 Wilson Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-17 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-03 Brunswick Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2025-05-02 Pender Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: R. Newman on 2025-04-07 Carteret Co. Comment:		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-11-18 Carteret Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2024-11-01 Pender Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2024-10-31 Pender Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2024-10-30 Pender Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-10-04 Brunswick Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-10-04 Brunswick Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-15 Brunswick Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-09-10 Carteret Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2024-08-14 Pamlico Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2024-08-14 Pamlico Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish on 2024-08-13 Pamlico Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish on 2024-08-13 Pamlico Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-25 Brunswick Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-25 Brunswick Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-05-09 Pender Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-20 Brunswick Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-16 New Hanover Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-12-09 Wilson Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-12-03 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-24 Brunswick Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-21 Brunswick Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-21 Brunswick Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-18 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-11-17 Carteret Co. Comment:		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-11-04 Carteret Co. Comment: