Phiala venusta is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865.[1] It is found in Sierra Leone.[2]
Phiala venusta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Eupterotidae |
Genus: | Phiala |
Species: | P. venusta
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Binomial name | |
Phiala venusta (Walker, 1865)
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The wings are silvery white, with an exterior oblique line of black points. These are sometimes connected and the line is always entire towards the interior border of the forewings.[3]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Phiala venusta (Walker, 1865)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
- ^ Walker, F. 1865b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXXII.– Supplement Part 2: p. 360 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.