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