Phiala simplex | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Eupterotidae |
Genus: | Phiala |
Species: | P. simplex
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Binomial name | |
Phiala simplex Aurivillius, 1904
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Phiala simplex is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1904.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga), Malawi and Zimbabwe.[2]
The wingspan is 46 mm. The wings are snow white, beyond the middle about 6 mm from the margin with a fine transverse line composed of black scales. This line is nearly erect in the forewings, gently arched and somewhat waved in the hindwings.[3]