- Simplicia cornicalis
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Simplicia cornicalis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Simplicia Species: S. cornicalis Binomial name Simplicia cornicalis
(Fabricius, 1794)Synonyms - Phalaena cornicalis Fabricius, 1794
- Nodaria cornicalis (Fabricius, 1794)
- Herminia cinerealis Walker, 1866
- Simplicia caeneusalis (Walker, [1859])
- Sophronia caeneusalis Walker, 1859
- Bocana robustalis Walker, 1866
- Aginna simulata Moore, 1882
- Libisosa obiana Swinhoe, 1919
- Simplicia lautokiensis A.E. Prout, 1933
- Simplicia ryukyuensis Sugi, 1965
- Simplicia buffetti Holloway, 1977
Simplicia cornicalis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in south-eastern Asia and the Pacific. Records include New Caledonia, Réunion, Thailand, Fiji, Hawaii, India, the Society Islands, as well as New South Wales and Queensland in Australia. It is an introduced species in southern Florida and Louisiana.
The wingspan is 20-30 mm.
The larvae feed on dead leaves, and is a pest in roofs consisting of dried palm leaves.
Taxonomy
Simplicia caeneusalis was placed in synonymy with Simplicia cornicalis by Holloway in 2008 after examination of the genitalia of the type in Copenhagen.
External links
- Insects of Hawaii. Volume 7, Macrolepidoptera
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- Australian Insects, listed as Nodaria cornicalis
- Australian Insects, listed as Simplicia caeneusalis
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