Paralecta amplificata

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
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Xyloryctidae
Genus:
Paralecta
Species:
P. amplificata
Binomial name
Paralecta amplificata
Meyrick, 1925

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
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (December 11, 2013). "Paralecta amplificata Meyrick, 1925". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (5-7): 153.


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