Phiala nigrolineata

Phiala nigrolineata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Phiala
Species: P. nigrolineata
Binomial name
Phiala nigrolineata
Aurivillius, 1903
Synonyms
  • Phiala chrysargyra Wichgraf, 1914
  • Phiala nigrovenata Bethune-Baker, 1911
  • Phiala ochrescens Gaede, 1927
  • Phiala rubrivena Hampson, 1910

Phiala nigrolineata is a moth in the Eupterotidae family. It was described by Aurivillius in 1903.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa, Togo, Uganda and Zambia.[2]

The wingspan is 62 mm. The wings are pale cream-colour, with all the veins outlined strongly with black, but on the hindwings, the black lines are much finer and do not extend backwards into the median area. The fringes in both wings are yellowish.[3]

References

  1. ↑ LepIndex
  2. ↑ Afro Moths
  3. ↑ Bethune-Baker, G. T. 1911a. Descriptions of new African Heterocera. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)7: p. 554
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