Megalophota Explained

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]

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . September 17, 2017.
2. Web site: Markku . Savela . Megalophota Hampson, 1918 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . September 17, 2017.
3. http://biostor.org/reference/59041.text A classification of the Pyralidae, subfamily Hypsotropinae