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Paralecta amplificata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Xyloryctidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Paralecta

Paralecta amplificata is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1925. It is found in New Guinea.

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.

References

Paralecta amplificata Wikipedia