''Simplicia extinctalis'' is a
litter moth of the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
. It is found in most countries of subtropical
Africa, from
Sierra Leone to
Somalia and from
Ethiopia to
South Africa, including some islands of the Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean, as well as in
Yemen.
De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2016. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net) (acc.05-Feb-2017)
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References
Herminiinae
Moths described in 1852
Moths of Cape Verde
Moths of the Comoros
Moths of Africa
Moths of Madagascar
Moths of Mauritius
Moths of Seychelles
Moths of the Middle East
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