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Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Erebinae (subfamily)/  Euclidiini (tribe)/  Mocis (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Zilli, 2000
Citation:Mocis proverai sp. n.
Original genus:Mocis
Publication:Zilli A. 2000. African-Arabian and Asian-Pacific "Mocis frugalis": two distinct species (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).
Journal:European Journal of Entomology
Volume:97
Issue:
Pagination:420–422, figs 1–11
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Holotype MCZR Holotype ♂, genitalia slide A. Zilli 618♂, MCZR Ghana Ghana, Aburi, vi.1984.
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Paratype ZSM Paratypes 4♂, 7♀, ZMCR, ZSM. Ghana Ghana, Aburi, vi.1984.
Distribution note:

Palaearctic: Egypt.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Bahrain Wiltshire E. P. 1952a. Lepidoptera recently taken in Arabia. page 160 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Benin Zilli A. 2000. African-Arabian and Asian-Pacific "Mocis frugalis": two distinct species (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). page 422
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 British Indian Ocean Territory Chagos Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 275 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Cabo Verde Zilli A. 2000. African-Arabian and Asian-Pacific "Mocis frugalis": two distinct species (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). page 422
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Cameroon Strand E. 1914i. Zoologische Ergebnisse der Expedition des Herrn G. Tessmann nach Süd-Kamerun und Spanisch-Guinea. Lepidoptera IX. Kurze Mitteilungen über Arten verschiedener Familien. page 87 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Comoros Mohéli (Mwali) Viette P. 1958h. Note sur de petites collections de Lépidoptères récoltés aux îles Comores et en Aldabra. page 65 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Comoros Mayotte (Maore) Hampson G. F. 1908a. On the moths collected during the cruise of the "Valhalla" during the winter 1905–06 by Mr. E. G. B. Meade-Waldo. page 476 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Congo Zilli A. 2000. African-Arabian and Asian-Pacific "Mocis frugalis": two distinct species (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). page 422
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Kinshasa Berio E. 1965a. Le Catocaline Africane a tibie spinose del Museo di Tervuren. page 278 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the East Kasai Berio E. 1965a. Le Catocaline Africane a tibie spinose del Museo di Tervuren. page 278 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Snellen P. C. T. 1872. Bijdrage tot de vlinder-fauna van Neder-Guinea, zuidwestelijk gedeelte van Afrika. page 62 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Bas Congo Holland W. J. 1920. Lepidoptera of the Congo, being a systematic list of the butterflies and moths collected by the American Museum of Natural History Congo Expedition, together with descriptions of some hitherto undescribed species. page 283 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the South Kivu Rebel H. 1914a. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Expedition R. Grauer nach Zentralafrika, Dezember 1909 bis Februar 1911. Lepidopteren. page 283 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Côte d'Ivoire Zilli A. 2000. African-Arabian and Asian-Pacific "Mocis frugalis": two distinct species (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). page 422
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Equatorial Guinea Strand E. 1914i. Zoologische Ergebnisse der Expedition des Herrn G. Tessmann nach Süd-Kamerun und Spanisch-Guinea. Lepidoptera IX. Kurze Mitteilungen über Arten verschiedener Familien. page 87 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Gambia page R. Goff
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Ghana Wojtusiak J. 1996c. The check-list of the Noctuidae Moths of the São Tomé and Principe Islands in the Gulf of Guinea, with notes on their geographical distribution. Part III. Catocalinae, Ophiderinae, Hypeninae, Hypenodinae. page 686 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Kenya Wojtusiak J. 1996c. The check-list of the Noctuidae Moths of the São Tomé and Principe Islands in the Gulf of Guinea, with notes on their geographical distribution. Part III. Catocalinae, Ophiderinae, Hypeninae, Hypenodinae. page 686 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Madagascar Butler A. G. 1885d. On a collection of Lepidoptera made by Major J. W. Yerbury at or near Aden. page 499 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Malawi Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 276 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Mauritius Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 276 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Mozambique Pagenstecher A. 1893. Lepidopteren gesammelt in Ost-Afrika 1888/89 von Dr. Franz Stuhlmann. page 44 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Namibia page TMSA
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Niger Rothschild W. 1921a. Captain Angus Buchanan's Aïr expedition. V. On the Lepidoptera collected by Captain A. Buchanan in northern Nigeria and the southern Sahara in 1919–1920. page 167 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Nigeria Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). page 330 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Oman Wiltshire E. P. 1952a. Lepidoptera recently taken in Arabia. page 160 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Réunion Guenée A. M. 1862. Lépidoptères. – In: Maillard, L., Notes sur l'île de la Réunion (Bourbon) (Annexe G). page 52 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Sao Tome & Principe Príncipe Aurivillius C. 1910b. Schmetterlinge gesammelt in Westafrika von Leonardo Fea in den Jahren 1897–1902. page 514 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Sao Tome & Principe São Tomé Prout A. E. 1927. A list of Noctuidae with descriptions of new forms collected in the island of São Thomé by T. A. Barns. page 221 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Saudi Arabia Walsingham Thomas de Grey & Hampson G. F. 1896. On moths collected at Aden and in Somaliland. page 265 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Seychelles Curieuse Woods P. J. 2013. The Lepidoptera of Curieuse Island, Seychelles. page 63 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Seychelles Farquhar Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 276 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Seychelles Silhouette Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 79
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Sierra Leone Butler A. G. 1885d. On a collection of Lepidoptera made by Major J. W. Yerbury at or near Aden. page 499 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Somalia Wojtusiak J. 1996c. The check-list of the Noctuidae Moths of the São Tomé and Principe Islands in the Gulf of Guinea, with notes on their geographical distribution. Part III. Catocalinae, Ophiderinae, Hypeninae, Hypenodinae. page 686 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 South Africa Western Cape page TMSA
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 South Africa Mpumalanga page TMSA
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Hampson G. F. 1901e. In: Ragonot E. L., Monographie des Phycitinae et des Galleriinae. – In: Romanoff N. M., Mémoires sur les Lépidoptères. page 330 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 South Africa Eastern Cape page TMSA
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Sudan Wojtusiak J. 1996c. The check-list of the Noctuidae Moths of the São Tomé and Principe Islands in the Gulf of Guinea, with notes on their geographical distribution. Part III. Catocalinae, Ophiderinae, Hypeninae, Hypenodinae. page 686 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Tanzania Pagenstecher A. 1893. Lepidopteren gesammelt in Ost-Afrika 1888/89 von Dr. Franz Stuhlmann. page 44 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Uganda Kirby W. F. 1896. On a collection of moths from East Africa formed by Dr. W. J. Ansorge, Medical Officer to the Uganda Administration. page 395 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 United Arab Emirates Wiltshire E. P. 1952a. Lepidoptera recently taken in Arabia. page 160 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Yemen Butler A. G. 1885d. On a collection of Lepidoptera made by Major J. W. Yerbury at or near Aden. page 499 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Zambia Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). page 330 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Zimbabwe Wojtusiak J. 1996c. The check-list of the Noctuidae Moths of the São Tomé and Principe Islands in the Gulf of Guinea, with notes on their geographical distribution. Part III. Catocalinae, Ophiderinae, Hypeninae, Hypenodinae. page 686 (as frugalis)
Plant note:

Larva on Zingiberaceae according to R. Paulian & P. Viette (1956: 241).

Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Panicum maximum Poaceae Réunion Martiré D. & Rochat J. 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles. page 414 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Undefined Grasses Undefined United Arab Emirates Fibiger M. & Legrain A. 2009. Order Lepidoptera, superfamily Noctuoidea. – In: van Harten, A. (ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE. page 531
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Undefined Grasses Undefined Bahrain Wiltshire E. P. 1964. The Lepidoptera of Bahrain. page 137 (as frugalis)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 Undefined Grasses Undefined Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 190 (as frugalis)
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Mocis frugalis sensu auct. nec Fabricius sensu auct. nec Fabricius species Synonym Mocis frugalis
Mocis frugalisana Strand, 1917 Strand, 1917 species Misapplied Mocis frugalisana