''Phostria fumarialis'' is a species of

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 Crambidae. It was described by

Hermann Dewitz Hermann Dewitz (5 November 1848, Obelischken, Insterburg – 15 May 1890 Berlin) was a German entomologist who specialized in Lepidoptera. He was "Custos" or curator of the Department of Entomology at the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin. Dewit ...

in 1881. It is found in Angola.

References

Phostria Moths described in 1881 Moths of Africa {{Phostria-stub