Phiala odites is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Schaus in 1893.[1] It is found in Sierra Leone.[2]
Phiala odites | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Eupterotidae |
Genus: | Phiala |
Species: | P. odites
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Binomial name | |
Phiala odites (Schaus, 1893)
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The wingspan is 48 mm. The wings are snowy white, and the outer portion of the veins on the forewings is finely outlined with brown. The veins of the hindwings are yellowish.[3]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Phiala odites". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ Distant, W. L. 1897d. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)20: 205–206 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.