''Phiala venusta'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

in the family

Eupterotidae Eupterotidae is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera with more than 300 described species. Diversity The family consists of four subfamilies and the unplaced ''Ganissa group''. The subfamily Eupterotinae consists of about 11 genera, the ...

. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in

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. 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.Walker, F. 1865b. ''List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum''. Part XXXII.– Supplement Part 2: p. 360

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Moths described in 1865 Eupterotinae {{Bombycoidea-stub