Simplicia inareolalis

Simplicia inareolalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Simplicia
Species: S. inareolalis
Binomial name
Simplicia inareolalis
Fryer, 1912

Simplicia inareolalis is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the Seychelles on Mahé and Silhouette islands.[1]

In markings and general appearance this species resembles to Simplicia inflexalis but with the notable difference that it does not bear a trace of an areole.[2]

References

  1. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Simplicia inareolalis Fryer, 1912". Afromoths. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  2. Fryer, 1912. The Lepidoptera of Seychelles and Aldabra, exclusive of the Orneodidae and Pterophoridae and of the Tortricina and Tineina. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (2)15(Zool.)(1):1–28; pl. 1, fig.8 - on page 12


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