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 Edit this 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. The forewings are plain dark brown. The hindwings are plain pale yellow.

The larvae feed on dead phyllodes of Eucalyptus and Acacia species. They construct a shelter of two irregular pieces of dead phyllode joined by silk. Pupation takes place in a cocoon, formed inside the shelter.[3]

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
  3. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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