Phiala incana
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eupterotidae |
| Genus: | Phiala |
| Species: | P. incana
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| Binomial name | |
| Phiala incana Distant, 1897
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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
[edit]- ^ "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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