Paracraga amianta

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Paracraga amianta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Dalceridae
Genus: Paracraga
Species:
P. amianta
Binomial name
Paracraga amianta
Dyar, 1909

Paracraga amianta is a moth in the family Dalceridae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1909.[1] It is found in Guyana. The habitat consists of tropical moist forests.

The length of the forewings is 11.5 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in February.[2]

References[edit]

  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]