Biology:Paracraga canalicula

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Short description: Species of moth

Paracraga canalicula
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Dalceridae
Genus: Paracraga
Species:
P. canalicula
Binomial name
Paracraga canalicula
Dognin, 1910

Paracraga canalicula is a moth in the family Dalceridae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1910.[1] It is found in Colombia and Peru. The habitat consists of tropical wet, tropical moist and tropical premontane wet forests.

The length of the forewings is 10–11 mm for males and 15 mm for females. Adults are similar to Paracraga argentea, but the lines on the forewings are straighter and more parallel, enclosing a narrower space. Adults are on wing from October to March and in May.[2]

References

  1. Dalceridae genus list
  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]

Wikidata ☰ Q14004180 entry