Simplicia extinctalis Zeller, 1852 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Simplicia extinctalis Zeller, 1852

Simplicia extinctalis Zeller, 1852

Simplicia extinctalis is an Erebidae litter moth found across much of subtropical Africa, nearby islands, and Yemen.

Family
Genus
Simplicia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Simplicia extinctalis Zeller, 1852

Simplicia extinctalis is a litter moth that belongs to the family Erebidae. This species occurs across most countries in subtropical Africa, ranging from Sierra Leone to Somalia and from Ethiopia to South Africa. It can also be found on some Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean islands, and in Yemen.

Photo: (c) Henry de Lange, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Henry de Lange · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Erebidae › Simplicia

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

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