Phiala costipuncta

Phiala costipuncta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Phiala
Species: P. costipuncta
Binomial name
Phiala costipuncta
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Heteromorpha costipuncta Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
  • Phiala angola Strand, 1911
  • Stibolepis atomaria Holland, 1892
  • Dasychira atomaria Walker, 1855
  • Phiala inferior Strand, 1911
  • Phiala costipuncta ab. ochritincta Strand, 1911
  • Dasychira punctilinea Walker, 1862
  • Phiala xanthosoma Wallengren, 1860

Phiala costipuncta is a moth in the Eupterotidae family. It was described by Herrich-Schäffer in 1855.[1] It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi , Namibia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Gambia and Zambia.[2]

References

  1. ↑ LepIndex
  2. ↑ Afro Moths
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