Phiala odites
Phiala odites | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Eupterotidae |
Genus: | Phiala |
Species: | P. odites
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Binomial name | |
Phiala odites (Schaus, 1893)
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Synonyms | |
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Phiala odites is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Schaus in 1893.[1] It is found in Sierra Leone.[2]
The wingspan is 48 mm. The wings are snowy white, the outer portion of the veins on the forewings finely outlined with brown. The veins of the hindwings are yellowish.[3]
References[]
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Phiala odites". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ Distant, W. L. 1897d. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)20: 205–206
Categories:
- Moths described in 1893
- Eupterotinae
- Bombycoidea stubs