Paracraga argentea

Paracraga argentea is a moth in the family Dalceridae. It was described by Schaus in 1910.[1] It is found in Mexico, Honduras, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Panama. The habitat consists of tropical wet, tropical moist, tropical premontane wet, tropical premontane moist, subtropical wet subtropical moist forests.

Paracraga argentea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Dalceridae
Genus:
Paracraga
Species:
P. argentea
Binomial name
Paracraga argentea
Schaus, 1910
Synonyms
  • Minacraga argentea Schaus, 1910
  • Paracraga cyclophera Dyar, 1914

The length of the forewings is 10–12 mm. The forewings are silvery buff and the hindwings are silvery white. Adults are on wing year-round.

The larvae feed on Bucida buceras, Adelia triloba, Prunus cerasifera, Trema micrantha and Uncaria tomentosa.[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:


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