Phiala simplex

Phiala simplex
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Phiala
Species: P. simplex
Binomial name
Phiala simplex
Aurivillius, 1904

Phiala simplex is a moth in the Eupterotidae family. It was described by Aurivillius in 1904.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of 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

  1. ↑ LepIndex
  2. ↑ Afro Moths
  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
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