Paralecta amplificata

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

Paralecta amplificata is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1925. It is found on 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]

References[]

^ 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.

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[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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