Megalophota
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| Genus: | Megalophota[1] Hampson, 1918
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| Species: | M. leonella
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| Megalophota leonella Hampson, 1918
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Megalophota leonella is a species of snout moth, and the only species in the genus Megalophota. It was described by Hampson in 1918. It is found in Sierra Leone.[2]
The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are ochreous white irrorated with brown, the costal area slightly irrorated to near the apex. The hindwings are ochreous white.[3]
References
- ^ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
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- ^ A classification of the Pyralidae, subfamily Hypsotropinae
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