Simplicia caeneusalis

An Erebid Moth (Herminiinae at Lilli Pilli, NSW

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Identification history

Simplicia caeneusalis	7 Jun 2020	jb2602
Simplicia caeneusalis	7 Jun 2020	ibaird
Simplicia caeneusalis	4 Jun 2020	jb2602
Simplicia caeneusalis	4 Jun 2020	ibaird
Simplicia cornicalis	2 Jun 2020	jb2602

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3 comments

jb2602 wrote:

2 Jun 2020

That should have been the Eribid moth Simplicia cornicalis but
i cant access Manage Taxonomy to add the species

jb2602 wrote:

6 Jun 2020

Is Simplicia cornicalis the same as Simplicia caeneusalis?

ibaird wrote:

7 Jun 2020

No, good question. Two distinct species., according to Bold Systems 4. They look very similar. S. caeneusalis apparently occurs in SE Asia and the Pacific (BS4 only has a record from Malaysia) whereas S. cornicalis is shown to be native to eastern coastal Australia only ranging from N Queensland to southern NSW. The ALA shows both species within the Simplicia genus category online, whereas it recognises only S. caeneusalis as a species is in its own right which apparently follows the Australian Faunal Directory which only recognizes S. caeneusalis. Wikepedia treats them as equivalent. The Wikipedia entry says: 'Simplicia caeneusalis was placed in synonymy with Simplicia cornicalis by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 2008 after examination of the genitalia of the type in Copenhagen. I suggest we follow the AFD and by implication the ALA and merge the two to be S. caeneusalis for our purposes. I cannot tell any difference visually.

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Location information

Coordinates 150.233119 -35.777678
Places Lilli Pilli, NSW

Sighting information

2 Abundance
2 Jun 2020 07:15 AM Recorded on
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jb2602 South Coast NatureMapr Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Simplicia caeneusalis

Species information

Simplicia caeneusalis Scientific name
An Erebid Moth (Herminiinae Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 624.96m Recorded at altitude
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