Simplicia spp. Guenée, 1854 -

Taxonomic Information

Simplicia Guenée, 1854 species known from the Indian subcontinent. 

Simplicia bimarginata (Walker, [1864]). India; Sri Lanka. 

Simplicia concisalis (Walker, [1866]). Indo-China. 

Simplicia cornicalis (Fabricius, 1794). Indo-China. India: Mumbai, Kolkatta. 

Simplicia mistacalis (Guenée, 1854). Central India, West Bengal. 

Simplicia moorei Swinhoe, 1919. India; Sri Lanka. 

Simplicia murinalis (Moore, 1867). India: West Bengal. 

Simplicia niphona (Butler, 1878). “India”. 

Simplicia xanthoma Prout, 1928. Nepal; India. 

Simplicia discosticta (Hampson, 1912). Sri Lanka. 

Simplicia robustalis (Guenée, 1854). C. India. 

Simplicia turpatalis (Walker, [1859]). Sri Lanka. 

Simplicia zanclonathalis (Strand, 1920). India: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.

Simplicia schaldusalis Walker, [1859]. India

Simplicia marginata Moore, 1882 is treated as a synonym for Simplicia mistacalis (Guenée, 1854)

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh22
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh111
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi11
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala211
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh1
Maharashtra22
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha1
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim1
Tamil Nadu
Tripura11
Uttar Pradesh1
Uttarakhand1
West Bengal1
Total214131111154
Simplicia spp.: Oryza sativa, Cenchrus americanus, Sorghum bicolor, Dalbergia sissoo, Cassia fistula (Fabaceae), Camellia sinensis (Theaceae), Amaranthus (Amaranthaceae), Quercus serrata (Fagaceae), Cocos nucifera, Calamus, Metroxylon (Arecaceae), Mesua ferrea (Calophyllaceae), Theobroma cacao (Sterculiaceae), Coffea spp. (Rubiaceea), Eugenia spp. (Myrtaceae), Hevea spp. (Euphorbiaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010)

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Simplicia spp. Guenée, 1854 – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.72. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/simplicia-spp, accessed 2024/03/29.