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Phiala simplex

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Phiala simplex
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Phiala
Species:
P. simplex
Binomial name
Phiala simplex

Phiala simplex is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1904.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga), Malawi and Zimbabwe.[2]

The wingspan is 46 mm. The wings are snow white, beyond the middle about 6 mm from the margin with a fine transverse line composed of black scales. This line is nearly erect in the forewings, gently arched and somewhat waved in the hindwings.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Phiala simplex​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Phiala simplex Aurivillius, 1904". Afromoths. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  3. ^ Aurivillius, C. 1904c. New species of African Striphnopterygidae, Notodontidae and Chrysopolomidae in the British Museum. - Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1904(4): 696–697 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.