Phiala nigrolineata

Phiala nigrolineata is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1903.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Togo, Uganda and Zambia.[2]

Phiala nigrolineata
Phiala nigrolineata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Eupterotidae
Genus:
Phiala
Species:
P. nigrolineata
Binomial name
Phiala nigrolineata
Synonyms
  • Phiala chrysargyra Wichgraf, 1914
  • Phiala nigrovenata Bethune-Baker, 1911
  • Phiala ochrescens Gaede, 1927
  • Phiala rubrivena Hampson, 1910

The wingspan is 62 mm. The wings are pale cream colour, with all the veins outlined strongly with black, but on the hindwings, the black lines are much finer and do not extend backwards into the median area. The fringes in both wings are yellowish.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Phiala nigrolineata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Phiala nigrolineata Aurivillius, 1903". Afromoths. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  3. Bethune-Baker, G. T. 1911a. Descriptions of new African Heterocera. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)7: p. 554


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