Dysallacta megalopa is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Edward Meyrick in 1889. It is found in Papua New Guinea and in Australia.[1]

Dysallacta megalopa
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D. megalopa
Binomial name
Dysallacta megalopa
(Meyrick, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Glyphones megalopa Meyrick, 1889
  • Caprinia ocellalis Kenrick, 1907
  • Sylepta ocellifera Turner, 1937

It has a wingspan of 27 mm.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (17 March 2012). "Dysallacta megalopa (Meyrick, 1889)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. ^ Kenrick (1907). "On Pyralidae of British New Guinea". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1907 t.4:69-126, Plate IV.
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