Trichophiala is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1879. Its only species, Trichophiala devylderi, was described by the same author in the same year.[1] It is found in Namibia.[2]

Trichophiala
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Subfamily: Eupterotinae
Genus: Trichophiala
Aurivillius, 1879
Species:
T. devylderi
Binomial name
Trichophiala devylderi
Aurivillius, 1879

References

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  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Trichophiala devylderi". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Trichophiala devylderi Aurivillius, 1879". Afromoths. Retrieved November 12, 2017.