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

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

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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.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.