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Phiala simplex
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eupterotidae
Genus:	Phiala
Species:	P. simplex
Binomial name
Phiala simplex Aurivillius, 1904

Phiala simplex is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1904. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga), Malawi and Zimbabwe.

The wingspan is 46 mm. The wings are snow white, beyond the middle about 6 mm from the margin with a fine transverse line composed of black scales. This line is nearly erect in the forewings, gently arched and somewhat waved in the hindwings.

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Phiala simplex​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
2. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Phiala simplex Aurivillius, 1904". Afromoths. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
3. Aurivillius, C. 1904c. New species of African Striphnopterygidae, Notodontidae and Chrysopolomidae in the British Museum. - Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1904(4): 696–697 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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