| Simplicia cornicalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Simplicia |
| Species: | S. cornicalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Simplicia cornicalis (Fabricius, 1794) |
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Simplicia cornicalis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in south-eastern Asia and the Pacific. Records include New Caledonia, Réunion, Thailand, Fiji, Hawaii, India, the Society Islands, as well as New South Wales and Queensland in Australia. It is an introduced species in southern Florida and Louisiana.
The wingspan is 20-30 mm.
The larvae feed on dead leaves, and is a pest in roofs consisting of dried palm leaves.
Simplicia caeneusalis was placed in synonymy with Simplicia cornicalis by Holloway in 2008 after examination of the genitalia of the type in Copenhagen.