Biology:Phiala costipuncta

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Short description: Species of moth

Phiala costipuncta
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Phiala
Species:
P. costipuncta
Binomial name
Phiala costipuncta
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Heteromorpha costipuncta Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
  • Phiala angola Strand, 1911
  • Stibolepis atomaria Holland, 1892
  • Dasychira atomaria Walker, 1855
  • Phiala inferior Strand, 1911
  • Phiala costipuncta ab. ochritincta Strand, 1911
  • Dasychira punctilinea Walker, 1862
  • Phiala xanthosoma Wallengren, 1860

Phiala costipuncta is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855.[1] It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi , Namibia, Sierra Leone, South Africa , Tanzania, the Gambia and Zambia.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13477444 entry