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Phiala incana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eupterotidae
Genus:	Phiala
Species:	P. incana
Binomial name
Phiala incana Distant, 1897
Synonyms
Phiala arrecta Distant, 1899

Phiala incana is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by William Lucas Distant in 1897. It is found in South Africa (Gauteng).

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.

References

1. "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Phiala incana Distant, 1897". Afromoths. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
3. Distant, W. L. (1897). "On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (6) 20: pages 205–206. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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