Lepidopterist David Wagner et al. state about the behaviour of Mocis larvae: "Unlike most catocaline larvae, Mocis caterpillars do not wriggle violently when accosted, but rather simply drop to the ground--a habit shared by many grass feeders--where their coloration blends in with dead, withered grass blades."
Species
Mocis alterna (Walker, 1858)
Mocis ancilla (Warren, 1913)
Mocis annetta (Butler, 1878) (= M. arabesca)
Mocis antillesia Hampson, 1913
Mocis bahamica Hampson, 1913
Mocis camptogramma Dognin, 1919
Mocis conveniens (Walker, 1858) (= M. detersa)
Mocis cubana Hampson, 1913
Mocis diffluens (Guenée, 1852)
Mocis diplocyma Hampson, 1913
Mocis discios Kollar, 1844
Mocis disseverans (Walker, 1858)
Mocis dolosa (Butler, 1880) (= M. nigrisigna)
Mocis dyndima (Stoll, 1782) (= M. dindyma, M. teligera)
Mocis escondida (Schaus, 1901)
Mocis frugalis (Fabricius, 1775)
Mocis guenei (Möschler, 1880)
Mocis incurvalis Schaus, 1923
Mocis inferna (Leech, 1900)
Mocis kagoshimaensis Kishida, 2010
Mocis latipes (Guenée, 1852) (= M. collata, M. delinquens, M. exscindens, M. indentata, M. subtilis)
Mocis laxa (Walker, 1858) (= M. pavona)
Mocis marcida (Guenée, 1852)
Mocis mayeri (Boisduval, 1833) (= M. associata, M. diffundens, M. inconcisa, M. jugalis, M. pellita, M. subaenescens)
Mocis mutuaria (Walker, 1858) (= M. insulsa, M. judicans, M. nigrimacula, M. torpida)
Mocis paraguayica Hampson, 1913
Mocis persinuosa (Hampson, 1910)
Mocis phasianoides (Guenee, 1852)
Mocis propugnata (Leech, 1900)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000
Mocis ramifera Hampson, 1913
Mocis repanda (Fabricius, 1794)
Mocis sobria (Möschler, 1880)
Mocis texana (Morrison, 1875)
Mocis trifasciata (Stephens, 1830) (= M. demonstrans, M. discrepans)
Mocis undata (Fabricius, 1775)
Mocis undifera Hampson, 1913
Mocis vitiensis Hampson, 1913
Mocis xylomiges (Snellen, 1880)
Status unclear
Mocis punctularis, described as Noctua punctularis Hübner, [1808] from Europe.
