Phiala venusta

Phiala venusta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eupterotidae
Genus:	Phiala
Species:	P. venusta
Binomial name
	Phiala venusta; (Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
	Dasychira venusta Walker, 1865; Phiala angulata Gaede, 1927;

Phiala venusta is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865.^[1] It is found in Sierra Leone.^[2]

The wings are silvery white, with an exterior oblique line of black points. These are sometimes connected and the line is always entire towards the interior border of the forewings.^[3]

References edit

^ Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Phiala venusta (Walker, 1865)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
^ Walker, F. 1865b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXXII.– Supplement Part 2: p. 360 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Phiala venusta (Walker, 1865)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 7, 2018.

[3] Walker, F. 1865b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXXII.– Supplement Part 2: p. 360 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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