Simplicia mistacalis

Simplicia mistacalis
Simplicia mistacalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Herminiinae
Genus: Simplicia
Species: S. mistacalis
Binomial name
Simplicia mistacalis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Herminia mistacalis Guenée, 1854
  • Bocana marginata Moore, 1882

Simplicia mistacalis is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Asia from India,[1] Sri Lanka,[2] to Taiwan and New Guinea, including China, Myanmar, Japan, Philippines and Malaysia.[3]

Description

Wingspan is about 24-26mm. Fore wings much broader. The outer margin less oblique. Raised tufts are slight. Body pale ochreous brown. Fore wings with indistinct oblique antemedial line and indistinct postmedial line. There is a prominent oblique white line runs from apex to inner margin beyond the middle, with a diffused dark inner edge.[4]

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