Phiala venusta explained

Phiala venusta is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865.^[1] It is found in Sierra Leone.^[2]

The wings are silvery white, with an exterior oblique line of black points. These are sometimes connected and the line is always entire towards the interior border of the forewings.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Beccaloni . George . etal . February 2005 . Scientific name search . The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum, London.
2. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2017 . Phiala venusta (Walker, 1865) . Afromoths . February 7, 2018.
3. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/120097#page/374/mode/1up Walker, F. 1865b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXXII.– Supplement Part 2: p. 360