Acraga parana

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Acraga parana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Dalceridae
Genus: Acraga
Species:
A. parana
Binomial name
Acraga parana
S.E. Miller, 1994

Acraga parana is a moth in the family Dalceridae. It was described by S.E. Miller in 1994.[1] It is found in southern Brazil and Paraguay. The habitat consists of subtropical wet, subtropical moist and warm temperate moist forests.

The length of the forewings is 11.5–14 mm. Adults are on wing from April to June, in September and from November to February.

Etymology[edit]

The species name refers to the type locality.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dalceridae genus list[permanent dead link]
  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]