Phiala odites

Phiala odites
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eupterotidae
Genus:	Phiala
Species:	P. odites
Binomial name
	Phiala odites; (Schaus, 1893)
Synonyms
	Stibolepis oditesSchaus, 1893;

Last updated November 15, 2022

Phiala odites is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Schaus in 1893.^[1] It is found in Sierra Leone.^[2]

The wingspan is 48 mm. The wings are snowy white, the outer portion of the veins on the forewings finely outlined with brown. The veins of the hindwings are yellowish.^[3]

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References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Phiala odites". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 27, 2018.
↑ Afro Moths
↑ Distant, W. L. 1897d. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)20: 205–206 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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

[2] Afro Moths

[3] Distant, W. L. 1897d. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)20: 205–206 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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