Biology:Simplicia mistacalis
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Simplicia |
| Species: | S. mistacalis
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| Simplicia mistacalis (Guenée, 1854)
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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]
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. https://archive.org/details/descriptionsofne00hewi/page/n5.
- ↑ 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. https://www.academia.edu/1782757/.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Simplicia mistacalis (Guenée, 1854)". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/herminiinae/simplicia/#mistacalis.
- ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180173#page/3/mode/1up.
Wikidata ☰ Q13520044 entry
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