Phiala nigrolineata is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1903.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Togo, Uganda and Zambia.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eupterotidae |
| Genus: | Phiala |
| Species: | P. nigrolineata
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| Phiala nigrolineata Aurivillius, 1903
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The wingspan is 62 mm. The wings are pale cream colour, with all the veins outlined strongly with black, but on the hindwings, the black lines are much finer and do not extend backwards into the median area. The fringes in both wings are yellowish.[3]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Phiala nigrolineata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Phiala nigrolineata Aurivillius, 1903". Afromoths. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ^ Bethune-Baker, G. T. 1911a. Descriptions of new African Heterocera. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)7: p. 554
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