Phiala incana

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Phiala incana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Phiala
Species:
P. incana
Binomial name
Phiala incana
Distant, 1897
Synonyms
  • Phiala arrectaDistant, 1899

Phiala incana is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by William Lucas Distant in 1897. [1] It is found in South Africa (Gauteng). [2]

The wingspan is 44 mm. The wings are milky white, the forewings obscurely, sparingly and irregularly speckled with dark fuscous. The hindwings have a few scattered discal speckles of dark fuscous. [3]

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References

  1. "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Phiala incana Distant, 1897". Afromoths. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  3. Distant, W. L. (1897). "On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (6) 20: pages 205–206. PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .