Megalophota
| Megalophota | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Subfamily: | Phycitinae |
| Genus: | Hampson, 1918 |
| Species: | 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]
References
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Megalophota Hampson, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ A classification of the Pyralidae, subfamily Hypsotropinae