Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000

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.