Megalophota is a monotypic snout moth genus described by George Hampson in 1918. Its only species, Megalophota leonella, described in the same article,[1] is found in Sierra Leone.[2]

Megalophota
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Megalophota

Hampson, 1918
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M. leonella
Binomial name
Megalophota leonella
Hampson, 1918

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are ochreous white irrorated (sprinkled) with brown, the costal area slightly irrorated to near the apex. The hindwings are ochreous white.[3]

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Megalophota Hampson, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  3. ^ A classification of the Pyralidae, subfamily Hypsotropinae