Simplicia mistacalis

Simplicia mistacalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
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 was first described by Achille Guenée in 1854 and is found in Asia, from India [1] and Sri Lanka[2] to Taiwan and New Guinea, including China, Myanmar, Japan, the Philippines and Malaysia.[3]

Description

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

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References

Hewitson, William C. & Moore, Frederic (1879). Descriptions of New Indian Lepidopterous Insects: From the Collection of the Late Mr. W.S. Atkinson, M.A., F.L.S., &c. The Asiatic Society of Bengal. OCLC 9625544 – via Internet Archive.
Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
Savela, Markku. "Simplicia mistacalis (Guenée, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[1] Hewitson, William C. & Moore, Frederic (1879). Descriptions of New Indian Lepidopterous Insects: From the Collection of the Late Mr. W.S. Atkinson, M.A., F.L.S., &c. The Asiatic Society of Bengal. OCLC 9625544 – via Internet Archive.

[2] Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.

[3] Savela, Markku. "Simplicia mistacalis (Guenée, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

[4] Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.