Enoplidia simplex

Enoplidia simplex is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1896.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.[2]

Enoplidia simplex
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Enoplidia
Species:
E. simplex
Binomial name
Enoplidia simplex
(Turner, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Heliocausta simplex Turner, 1896
  • Heliocausta plausibilis Meyrick, 1913
  • Heliocausta sarcophaea Meyrick, 1921
  • Machimia stenorrhoda Turner, 1946

The wingspan is about 20 mm.

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Enoplidia simplex​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  2. Enoplidia at funet


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