Biology:Phiala incana
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Short description: Species of moth
Phiala incana | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Eupterotidae |
Genus: | Phiala |
Species: | P. incana
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Binomial name | |
Phiala incana Distant, 1897
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Phiala incana is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by William Lucas Distant in 1897.[1] It is found in South Africa (Gauteng).[2]
The wingspan is 44 mm. The wings are milky white, the forewings obscurely, sparingly and irregularly speckled with dark fuscous. The hindwings have a few scattered discal speckles of dark fuscous.[3]
References
- ↑ "Scientific name search". Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/search/.
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Phiala incana Distant, 1897". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/PHIAINCA. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ↑ Distant, W. L. (1897). "On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (6) 20: pages 205–206.
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