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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 texanaAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
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
Wikipedia
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

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Mocis texanaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-12
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Mocis texanaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-11
Ashe Co.
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Mocis texanaRecorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2025-07-30
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Mocis texanaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rob Van Epps, Kevin Metcalf on 2025-07-20
Richmond Co.
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Mocis texanaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-04-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Mocis texanaRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2025-04-06
Durham Co.
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Mocis texanaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-03-28
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Mocis texanaRecorded by: John Petranka on 2024-09-06
Orange Co.
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Mocis texanaRecorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2024-08-17
Johnston Co.
Comment: 		Mocis texanaRecorded by: Tim Foley on 2024-07-24
Orange Co.
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Mocis texanaRecorded by: David George on 2024-07-15
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Mocis texanaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-06-29
Chatham Co.
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Mocis texanaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin on 2024-06-22
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Mocis texanaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-02
Madison Co.
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Mocis texanaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Mocis texanaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
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Mocis texanaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-04-02
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Mocis texanaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-30
Wilson Co.
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Mocis texanaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-30
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Mocis texanaRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2023-08-16
Cabarrus Co.
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Mocis texanaRecorded by: Emily Stanley on 2023-07-23
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Mocis texanaRecorded by: Chuck Smith on 2023-07-16
Davidson Co.
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Mocis texanaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-13
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Mocis texanaRecorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-05-17
Orange Co.
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Mocis texanaRecorded by: Vin Stanton on 2022-09-15
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Mocis texanaRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-09-09
Durham Co.
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Mocis texanaRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-30
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Mocis texanaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-04-25
Wake Co.
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Mocis texanaRecorded by: tom ward on 2021-09-18
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Mocis texanaRecorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2021-09-10
Orange Co.
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