Paralecta amplificata
Paralecta amplificata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Xyloryctidae |
Genus: | Paralecta |
Species: | P. amplificata |
Binomial name | |
Paralecta amplificata Meyrick, 1925 | |
Paralecta amplificata is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1925. It is found in New Guinea.[1]
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]
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