Simplicia bimarginata explained

Simplicia bimarginata is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[1] Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo, the Philippines and Sulawesi.[2]

Adult wingspan is 18 mm. Forewing greyish with irregular fasciae. Males have the forewing costa slightly concave. There are pale brown hair-pencils in forelegs.[3] [4] Weak antemedial and post-medial line. Hindwing with a similar sub-marginal line.[5]

Notes and References

  1. 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 . Academia.
  2. Web site: Simplicia bimarginata (Walker, 1864) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . 15 October 2018.
  3. Web site: Simplicia bimarginata Walker . The Moths of Borneo. 28 March 2018.
  4. Web site: Simplicia griseolimbalis Snellen . The Moths of Borneo. 28 March 2018.
  5. Eight new records of the family Erebidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea) from India . Journal of Threatened Taxa. 28 March 2018.

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