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Paracraga halophora

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Paracraga halophora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Dalceridae
Genus: Paracraga
Species:
P. halophora
Binomial name
Paracraga halophora
Dyar, 1928

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.

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

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  1. ^ Dalceridae genus list at Butterflies and Moths of the World of the Natural History Museum
  2. ^ 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]