Small mocis moth
Mocis latipes
The small mocis moth is a moth from the Americas. Its caterpillars are grass eaters. They even nibble on rice and corn.
Lives in
From southern Canada and the United States through Central America to South America
Wingspan
3.3 to 4.3 cm (1.3 to 1.7 in)
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It cannot bite or sting.
What does it eat?
Its caterpillars eat grasses, including rice and corn, and sometimes beans and turnips.
How big is it?
How wide are its wings?
🍚wings as wide as 7 grains of rice in a row⚽could fly across a whole football pitch in 25 seconds
How big is Small mocis moth compared to YOU?
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How fast is it?
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
Small mocis moth about 15 km/h (9.3 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
Its wings measure about 3.5 to 4 centimetres from tip to tip.
2
The moths fly from June to October.
3
It lives in a huge area, from southern Canada all the way down to South America.
you asked
Most asked questions about Small mocis moth
?What does the small mocis moth eat?
Its caterpillars eat grasses like rice and corn, and sometimes beans and turnips.
?Is the small mocis moth dangerous?
No. It is a harmless moth.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Mocis latipes
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Erebidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Erebidae
- Lives on
- North America, South America
- Also known as
- Striped grass looper
Where the facts come from
- Mocis latipes (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Natasha Wright. CC BY 3.0 us, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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