Phiala odites

Phiala odites
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Phiala
Species: P. odites
Binomial name
Phiala odites
(Schaus, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Stibolepis odites Schaus, 1893

Phiala odites is a moth in the Eupterotidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1893.[1] It is found in Sierra Leone.[2]

The wingspan is 48 mm. The wings are snowy white, the outer portion of the veins on the forewings finely outlined with brown. The veins of the hindwings are yellowish.[3]

References

  1. ↑ LepIndex
  2. ↑ Afro Moths
  3. ↑ Distant, W. L. 1897d. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)20: 205–206
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, June 01, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.