Megalophycita
| Megalophycita | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Subfamily: | Phycitinae |
| Genus: | Amsel, 1953 |
| Species: | M. albicostella
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| Binomial name | |
| Megalophycita albicostella Amsel, 1953
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Megalophycita is a monotypic snout moth genus that was described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1953. Its single species, Megalophycita albicostella, which was described by the same author, is found in Mauritania.[1][2]
References
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Megalophycita albicostella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 9, 2018.