Phiala similis

Phiala similis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eupterotidae
Genus:	Phiala
Species:	P. similis
Binomial name
	Phiala similis; Aurivillius, 1911

Phiala similis is a moth in the Eupterotidae family. It was described by Aurivillius in 1911.^[1] It is found in South Africa.^[2]

The wingspan is 47 mm. Adults are white, the wings beyond the middle with a common series of more or less connected black spots on the veins, but otherwise nearly destitute of black scales.^[3]

References

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[1] LepIndex

[2] Afro Moths

[3] Aurivillius, C. 1911a. New genera and species of African Striphnopterygidae and Lasiocampidae in the British Museum. - Transactions of the entomological Society of London 1911(1):161–167

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