Phiala bergeri

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Phiala bergeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Eupterotidae
Genus:
Phiala
Species:
P. bergeri
Binomial name
Phiala bergeri
Rougeot, 1975

Phiala bergeri is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Rougeot in 1975. [1] It is found in Ethiopia. [2]

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

Eupterotidae family of insects

Eupterotidae is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera with more than 300 described species.

Ethiopia Country in East Africa

Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country in the northeastern part of Africa, known as the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, the de facto state of Somaliland and Somalia to the east, Kenya to the south, South Sudan to the west and Sudan to the northwest. With over 102 million inhabitants, Ethiopia is the most populous landlocked country in the world and the second-most populous nation on the African continent with a total area of 1,100,000 square kilometres (420,000 sq mi). Its capital and largest city is Addis Ababa, which lies a few miles west of the East African Rift that splits the country into the Nubian and Somali tectonic plates.

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Phiala niveociliata is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Strand in 1911. It is found in Namibia.

Phiala postmedialis is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Strand in 1911. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania.

Phiala pseudatomaria is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Strand in 1911. It is found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Orientale), Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.

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Phiala simplex is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1904. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga), Malawi and Zimbabwe.

Phiala bistrigata is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1901. It is found in South Africa and Tanzania.

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

Phiala alba is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1893. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Malawi and Tanzania.

Phiala albida is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Plötz in 1880. It is found in the Central African Republic and Cameroon.

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

Phiala dasypoda is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Wallengren in 1860. It is found in South Africa.

Phiala infuscata is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Karl Grünberg in 1907. It is found in Tanzania.

Phiala longilinea is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Emilio Berio in 1939. It is found in Eritrea.

Phiala pretoriana is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Wichgraf in 1908. It is found in South Africa (Gauteng).

Phiala punctulata is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Pagenstecher in 1903. It is found in Malawi and Somalia.

Phiala sabalina is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Rebel in 1914. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Phiala specialis is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Kühne in 2007. It is found in Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Phiala bergeri". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  2. ↑ Afro Moths


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