Phiala cubicularis

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

Phiala cubicularis is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Strand in 1911. [1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania. [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.

Tanzania Country in Africa

Tanzania officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands at the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, is in north-eastern Tanzania.

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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 cubicularis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  2. ↑ Afro Moths


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