Paracraga halophora is a moth in the family Dalceridae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1928.[1] It is found in Brazil and southern Peru.
| Paracraga halophora | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Dalceridae |
| Genus: | Paracraga |
| Species: | P. halophora
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| Binomial name | |
| Paracraga halophora Dyar, 1928
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The length of the forewings is 11–13 mm for males and 16 mm for females. Adults are on wing in from March to June, in November and December.[2]
References
edit- ^ Dalceridae genus list at Butterflies and Moths of the World of the Natural History Museum
- ^ Miller, S.E., 1994: Systematics of the Neotropical moth family Dalceridae (Lepidoptera). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 153(4): 1–495. Full Article: [1]