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Phiala pulverea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Eupterotidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Phiala

Phiala pulverea is a moth in the Eupterotidae family. It was described by Distant in 1903. It is found in South Africa.

The wingspan is 37-38 mm. The wings are silvery-white, thickly covered with minute blackish speckles, except on the discoidal cell of the forewings, where they are only present at the apex. The underside of the wings is very pale ochraceous, speckled with blackish as above.

References

Phiala pulverea Wikipedia