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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Dalceridae |
| Genus: | Paracraga |
| Species: | P. canalicula
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| Binomial name | |
| Paracraga canalicula Dognin, 1910
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The length of the forewings is 10–11 mm for males and 15 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to March and in May.[2]
References edit
- ^ Dalceridae genus list
- ^ 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]