Biology:Phiala venusta

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Short description: Species of moth

Phiala venusta
Scientific classification edit
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

Wikidata ☰ Q13477405 entry