Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Eupterotidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Phiala | |
Phiala aurivillii is a moth in the Eupterotidae family. It was described by Bethune-Baker in 1915. It is found in Zambia.
The wingspan is 58 mm. The forewings are greyish wiiite, with a broad stripe of black scales filling the cell and beyond it. There is an oblique curved stripe of similar scales in the postmedian area and a trace of a subterminal one much interrupted. The hindwings are greyish white, with a slight patch of thin grey scales in the cellular area and a trace of a scaled greyish postmedial stripe.
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