Phiala simplex

Phiala simplex
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eupterotidae
Genus:	Phiala
Species:	P. simplex
Binomial name
	Phiala simplex; Aurivillius, 1904

Last updated September 19, 2022

Phiala simplex is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1904.^[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga), Malawi and Zimbabwe.^[2]

The wingspan is 46 mm. The wings are snow white, beyond the middle about 6 mm from the margin with a fine transverse line composed of black scales. This line is nearly erect in the forewings, gently arched and somewhat waved in the hindwings.^[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 simplex". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 18, 2018.
↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Phiala simplex Aurivillius, 1904". Afromoths. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
↑ Aurivillius, C. 1904c. New species of African Striphnopterygidae, Notodontidae and Chrysopolomidae in the British Museum. - Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1904(4): 696–697 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 simplex". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 18, 2018.

[2] De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Phiala simplex Aurivillius, 1904". Afromoths. Retrieved November 14, 2017.

[3] Aurivillius, C. 1904c. New species of African Striphnopterygidae, Notodontidae and Chrysopolomidae in the British Museum. - Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1904(4): 696–697 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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