Biology:Phiala alba

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Short description: Species of moth

Phiala alba
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Phiala
Species:
P. alba
Binomial name
Phiala alba
(Aurivillius, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Lichenopteryx alba Aurivillius, 1893
  • Phiala difficilis Strand, 1911
  • Phiala pagagna Strand, 1911
  • Phiala strigifera Strand, 1911

Phiala alba is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1893.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Malawi and Tanzania.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Phiala alba". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=58254.  Note: This source has 1895 as the year of description.
  2. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Phiala alba (Aurivillius, 1893)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/PHIAALBA. Retrieved November 14, 2017. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13477453 entry