Mocis latipes (grass looper)
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Top of pageIdentity
Top of pagePreferred Scientific Name
- Mocis latipes (Guenée, 1852)
Preferred Common Name
- grass looper
Other Scientific Names
- Mocis repanda Fabricius
- Ophuisa delinquens Walker
- Remigia collata Walker
- Remigia exscindens Walker
- Remigia indentata Harvey
- Remigia repanda Fabricius
- Remigia subtilis Walker
International Common Names
- English: striped grass looper; striped grassworm
Taxonomic Tree
Top of page- Domain: Eukaryota
- Kingdom: Metazoa
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Uniramia
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Lepidoptera
- Family: Noctuidae
- Genus: Mocis
- Species: Mocis latipes
Distribution Table
Top of pageThe distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.
Last updated: 10 Jan 2020Continent/Country/Region | Distribution | Last Reported | Origin | First Reported | Invasive | Reference | Notes |
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North America |
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Antigua and Barbuda | Present | ||||||
Barbados | Present | ||||||
Belize | Present | ||||||
Canada | Present | ||||||
Cayman Islands | Present | ||||||
Costa Rica | Present | ||||||
Cuba | Present | ||||||
Dominica | Present | ||||||
Dominican Republic | Present | ||||||
El Salvador | Present | ||||||
Grenada | Present | ||||||
Guadeloupe | Present | ||||||
Guatemala | Present | ||||||
Haiti | Present | ||||||
Honduras | Present | ||||||
Jamaica | Present | ||||||
Martinique | Present | ||||||
Mexico | Present | ||||||
Nicaragua | Present | ||||||
Panama | Present | ||||||
Puerto Rico | Present | ||||||
Saint Lucia | Present | ||||||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Present | ||||||
Trinidad and Tobago | Present | ||||||
United States | Present | Present based on regional distribution. | |||||
-Florida | Present | ||||||
-Georgia | Present | ||||||
-Texas | Present | ||||||
South America |
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Argentina | Present | ||||||
Brazil | Present | ||||||
-Espirito Santo | Present | ||||||
-Parana | Present | ||||||
Colombia | Present | ||||||
Ecuador | Present | ||||||
French Guiana | Present | ||||||
Guyana | Present | ||||||
Paraguay | Present | ||||||
Peru | Present | ||||||
Suriname | Present | ||||||
Venezuela | Present |
Natural enemies
Top of pageNatural enemy | Type | Life stages | Specificity | References | Biological control in | Biological control on |
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Agelaius phoeniceus | Predator | |||||
Atacta brasiliensis | Parasite | Arthropods|Larvae | Honduras | Panicum maximum | ||
Bacillus thuringiensis thuringiensis | Pathogen | Arthropods|Larvae | ||||
Euphorocera floridensis | Parasite | Arthropods|Larvae | ||||
Lespesia lata | Parasite | Arthropods|Larvae | ||||
Lespesia parviteres | Parasite | Arthropods|Larvae | ||||
Linnaemya comta | Parasite | Arthropods|Larvae | Honduras | sorghum | ||
Lixophaga diatraeae | Parasite | |||||
Noctuidonema guyanense | Parasite | Adults | ||||
Patelloa similis | Parasite | Arthropods|Larvae | ||||
Polybia ignobilis | Predator | |||||
Rogas brethesi | Parasite | Arthropods|Larvae | Honduras | Digitaria; maize; rice | ||
Rogas vaughani | Parasite | Arthropods|Larvae | ||||
Sarcodexia sternodontis | Parasite | Arthropods|Larvae; Arthropods|Pupae | ||||
Scambus albitibia | Parasite | Honduras | rice | |||
Sturnella magna | Predator | |||||
Trichogramma evanescens | Parasite | Eggs | ||||
Trichogramma oatmani | Parasite | Eggs | ||||
Trichogramma pretiosum | Parasite | Eggs | ||||
Trichogramma rojasi | Parasite | Eggs |
References
Top of pageBabyan G; Cabrera RA; Azcuy AF, 1975. Some information on the genus Mocis (Lepidoptera:Noctuidae) as a pest of sugarcane in Cuban Review of Agriculture, 8(1):36-46.
Crumb SE, 1956. The Larvae of the Phalaenidae. Technical Bulletin No. 1135. Washington DC, USA: United States Department of Agriculture.
Dean TW, 1985. Behavioral Biology of the striped grass looper, Mocis latipes (Guenee), in north-central Florida. A dissertation presented to the graduate school of the University of Florida in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of philosophy.
Dyar HG, 1902. Life histories of some North American moths. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 23:255-84.
Forbes WTM, 1954. Lepidoptera of New York and neighboring states. Part 3 Noctuidae. Cornell, USA: Cornell University Agriculture Experiment Station, Memoir 329.
Jones TH; Wolcott GN, 1922. The caterpillars which eat the leaves of sugarcane in Puerto Rico. Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Puerto Rico, 6(1):38-50.
Munoz MK, 1985. The Amazon region of Ecuador also has its improved forage grass: INIAPNAPO701 (Brachiaria humidicola). Pastos Tropicales, Boletin Informativo, 7(1):1-3.
Ogunwolu EO, 1974. Biology of grass loopers (mocis spp.) in Florida with keys to larvae and pupae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). A thesis presented to the graduate council of the University of Florida in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science.
Vickery RA, 1924. The striped grass looper, Mocis repanda fab., in Texas. Journal of Economic Entomology, 17:401-406.
Distribution References
CABI, Undated. Compendium record. Wallingford, UK: CABI
CABI, Undated a. CABI Compendium: Status inferred from regional distribution. Wallingford, UK: CABI
CABI, Undated b. CABI Compendium: Status as determined by CABI editor. Wallingford, UK: CABI
Dean TW, 1985. Behavioral Biology of the striped grass looper, Mocis latipes (Guenee), in north-central Florida. A dissertation presented to the graduate school of the University of Florida in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of philosophy.,
Schotman C Y L, 1989. Plant pests of quarantine importance to the Caribbean. In: RLAC-PROVEG, 80 pp.
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