Phiala costipuncta

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Phiala costipuncta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Eupterotidae
Genus:
Phiala
Species:
P. costipuncta
Binomial name
Phiala costipuncta
Synonyms
  • Heteromorpha costipunctaHerrich-Schäffer, 1855
  • Phiala angolaStrand, 1911
  • Stibolepis atomariaHolland, 1892
  • Dasychira atomariaWalker, 1855
  • Phiala inferiorStrand, 1911
  • Phiala costipuncta ab. ochritinctaStrand, 1911
  • Dasychira punctilineaWalker, 1862
  • Phiala xanthosomaWallengren, 1860

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

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References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Phiala costipuncta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  2. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Phiala costipuncta (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 2, 2018.


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