Triple-banded Looper Moth - Mocis trifasciata
Family Noctuidae, subfamily CATOCALINAE
This page contains pictures and information about Triple-banded Looper Moths that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
- Wingspan 45mm
- The moth is brown in colour with two brown bands across each forewing. Under the band there is a line of black dots.
- Colours may be vary a bit between individuals.
- This moth is quite common in Brisbane bushland. They usually rest on the plants materials on the ground during the day time, flies to a meter away when disturbed.
- Reference:
- 1. Moths of Australia - Ian F.B.Common, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p452, fig47.5.
- 2. Mocis trifasciata (Stephens, 1830) - Australian Caterpillars, by Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley, 2008.
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