Paralecta amplificata is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1925. It is found on New Guinea.[1]
Paralecta amplificata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Xyloryctidae |
Genus: | Paralecta |
Species: | P. amplificata
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Binomial name | |
Paralecta amplificata Meyrick, 1925
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The wingspan is 36–37 mm. The forewings are shining silvery white with an ochreous line along the costa, a pale ochreous median line from one-fourth to near the termen, a dot below this on the angle of the cell, an ochreous line along the fold, and one on the dorsal edge from one-fourth to three-fourths. The hindwings are white.[2]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (December 11, 2013). "Paralecta amplificata Meyrick, 1925". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (5-7): 153. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.