Simplicia mistacalis | |
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Simplicia mistacalis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Simplicia |
Species: | S. mistacalis
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Binomial name | |
Simplicia mistacalis (Guenée, 1854)
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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]
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]