Phiala esomelana

Phiala esomelana is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1927.[1] It is found in Cameroon.[2]

Phiala esomelana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Phiala
Species:
P. esomelana
Binomial name
Phiala esomelana
Synonyms
  • Euchera esomelana Bethune-Baker, 1927

The wingspan is 60โ€“64 mm for males and about 58 mm for females. The forewings, costa and outer half of the males are black, the basal portion below the costal vein white and with all the wings somewhat hyaline. The hindwings are white, with the outer margin black, invading the nervures and so scalloping the black margin. Both wings of the females are white, subhyaline and with the outer margins black and scalloped along the veins. There are traces of an interrupted black transverse postmedian band on the forewings.[3]

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