Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000

Mbata, Keith J. & Prins, Jurate De, 2023, Annotated checklist of moths of Zambia (Insecta: Lepidoptera), Zootaxa 5354 (1), pp. 1-503 : 346

Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000

COMMON NAME (S): Sugarcane Looper.

SYNONYM(S): Noctua frugalis sensu aut. nec Fabricius, 1775.

IUCN STATUS: Not Evaluated (NE).

DISTRIBUTION: Bahrain, Benin, British Indian Ocean Territory, Cameroon, Cabo Verde, Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia , Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Republic of Congo, Réunion, Sao Tome & Principe, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Tanzania, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

LOCALITY IN ZAMBIA: Chililabombwe, in Copperbelt Province ; Chipata, in Eastern Province ; Mazabuka, in Southern Province ; Chirundu, in Lusaka Province .

LARVAL HOSTPLANT(S): Larval foodplants include five grass or Poaceae species namely Panicum maximum Jacq. , and the crops Oryza sativa L. [rice], Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench [Orghum], Zea mays L. [Maize or corn] and Saccharum officinarum L. [Sugarcane]and three leguminous or Fabaceae species namely, Glycine max (L.) Merr., Medicago sativa L. and Vigna radiata (L.) R.Wilczek.

SOURCES: African Moths 2019; De Prins & De Prins 2022; Zilli 2000.