Yellow Mocis Moth

Mocis disseverans · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Erebidae

Also called: Yellow Mocis

No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
Yellow Mocis Moth
Photo: Laura Gaudette, CC BY

The Yellow Mocis Moth has a wingspan of about 40 mm. It occurs in the Caribbean and in parts of the southern United States such as Mississippi, Florida and Texas.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Wingspan is roughly 40 mm (1.6 in).

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Found in the Caribbean and the southern U.S., including Mississippi, Florida and Texas.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 8 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina, Ohio.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Yellow Mocis Moth photo 2
Photo: Melissa Meadows, CC BY
Yellow Mocis Moth photo 3
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Yellow Mocis Moth photo 4
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Yellow Mocis Moth photo 5
Photo: Victor Engel, CC BY

Same family (Erebidae)

Spongy MothSpongy MothLymantria disparDamages trees, gardens or cropsFall Webworm MothFall Webworm MothHyphantria cuneaDamages trees, gardens or cropsBrown-tail MothBrown-tail MothEuproctis chrysorrhoeaCan irritate skinIsabella Tiger MothIsabella Tiger MothPyrrharctia isabellaVirginian Tiger MothVirginian Tiger MothSpilosoma virginicaCan irritate skinSalt Marsh MothSalt Marsh MothEstigmene acreaDamages trees, gardens or crops

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mocis_disseverans

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Text written 2026-10-25 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-25.

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