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Sugarcane Looper Moth

Mocis frugalis

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Field Notes

Description:

Mocis frugalis (Fabricius, 1775), the Sugarcane Looper, is distributed throughout the Oriental and Australian regions.

It is grey-brown. Forewing with a diffused dark mark above the center of vein 1; an oblique postmedial line pale inwardly, red- brown outwardly; a submarginal series of black specks. Hindwing with postmedial and diffused submarginal lines. (Wikipedia)

Habitat:

Backyard, spotted on the ceiling of the garage, attracted by light.

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