Phiala incana

Phiala incana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eupterotidae
Genus:	Phiala
Species:	P. incana
Binomial name
	Phiala incana; Distant, 1897
Synonyms
	Phiala arrecta Distant, 1899;

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". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Phiala incana Distant, 1897". Afromoths. 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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[1] "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Phiala incana Distant, 1897". Afromoths. Retrieved December 11, 2017.

[3] 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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