Phiala aurivillii

(Phiala aurivillii)

Description

Phiala aurivillii is a moth in the Eupterotidae family. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1915. It is found in Zambia. The wingspan is 58 mm. The forewings are greyish wiiite, with a broad stripe of black scales filling the cell and beyond it. There is an oblique curved stripe of similar scales in the postmedian area and a trace of a subterminal one much interrupted. The hindwings are greyish white, with a slight patch of thin grey scales in the cellular area and a trace of a scaled greyish postmedial stripe.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Eupterotidae
Genus:Phiala
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