Simplicia bimarginata (Walker, 1864) is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Simplicia bimarginata (Walker, 1864)

Simplicia bimarginata (Walker, 1864)

Simplicia bimarginata is a 18 mm wingspan erebid moth found across parts of South and Southeast Asia and Oceania.

Family
Genus
Simplicia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Simplicia bimarginata (Walker, 1864)

Simplicia bimarginata is a moth species that belongs to the family Erebidae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1864. This species can be found in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo, the Philippines and Sulawesi. Adult individuals have a wingspan of 18 millimeters. The forewings are greyish and marked with irregular fasciae. Male moths have a slightly concave forewing costa, and pale brown hair-pencils on their forelegs. Weak antemedial and post-medial lines are present on the forewings. The hindwing has a similar sub-marginal line.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Simplicia

More from Erebidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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