Phiala similis

Phiala similis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Phiala
Species: P. similis
Binomial name
Phiala similis
Aurivillius, 1911

Phiala similis is a moth in the Eupterotidae family. It was described by Aurivillius in 1911.[1] It is found in South Africa.[2]

The wingspan is 47 mm. Adults are white, the wings beyond the middle with a common series of more or less connected black spots on the veins, but otherwise nearly destitute of black scales.[3]

References

  1. ↑ LepIndex
  2. ↑ Afro Moths
  3. ↑ Aurivillius, C. 1911a. New genera and species of African Striphnopterygidae and Lasiocampidae in the British Museum. - Transactions of the entomological Society of London 1911(1):161–167
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