Megalophota

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Megalophota
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Megalophota

Hampson, 1918
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M. leonella
Binomial name
Megalophota leonella
Hampson, 1918

Megalophota is a monotypic snout moth genus described by George Hampson in 1918. Its only species, Megalophota leonella, described in the same article, [1] is found in Sierra Leone. [2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are ochreous white irrorated (sprinkled) with brown, the costal area slightly irrorated to near the apex. The hindwings are ochreous white. [3]

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References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Megalophota Hampson, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  3. A classification of the Pyralidae, subfamily Hypsotropinae