Moths of North Carolina
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Mocis texana (Morrison, 1875) - Texas Mocis

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Erebinae		Tribe:
Euclidiini		P3 Number:
930944		 MONA Number:
8745.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult Markings: The ground is smooth rather than mottled; the median line and subreniform are obsolete; the postmedian runs straight across the wing to the inner margin (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.
Mocis texana
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our records come from Coastal Plain savannas, sand ridges, and maritime dunes, similar to our other species of Mocis, but also from successional and semi-natural grasslands over the rest of the state.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on grasses, including panicgrass (Panicum), bluestem (Andropogon), and cordgrass (Spartina) (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Successional and Semi-Natural Grasslands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S5]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Mocis texana - Texas Mocis

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

Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-04-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2025-04-06
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-03-28
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-09-06
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2024-08-17
Johnston Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Tim Foley on 2024-07-24
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2024-07-15
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-06-29
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin on 2024-06-22
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-02
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-04-02
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-30
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-30
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2023-08-16
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2023-07-23
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2023-07-16
Davidson Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-13
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-05-17
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2022-09-15
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-09-09
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-30
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-04-25
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-09-18
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2021-09-10
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2021-08-29
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-07-20
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-07-20
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2021-07-10
Chatham Co.
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