Biology:Megalophota
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Short description: Genus of moths
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| Genus: | Megalophota Hampson, 1918
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| Species: | M. leonella
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| Megalophota leonella Hampson, 1918
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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]
References
- ↑ "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Megalophota Hampson, 1918". http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/pyralidae/phycitinae/megalophota/. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ↑ A classification of the Pyralidae, subfamily Hypsotropinae
Wikidata ☰ Q6808525 entry
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