Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pyralidae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Rank Species | |
Genus Megalophota
Hampson, 1918 | ||
Megalophota leonella is a species of snout moth, and the only species in the genus Megalophota. It was described by Hampson in 1918. It is found in Sierra Leone.
The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are ochreous white irrorated with brown, the costal area slightly irrorated to near the apex. The hindwings are ochreous white.
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