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Phiala venusta

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Phiala venusta
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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

  1. ^ Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Phiala venusta (Walker, 1865)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 7, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Walker, F. 1865b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXXII.– Supplement Part 2: p. 360