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Minacraga argentata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Dalceridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Minacraga

Minacraga argentata is a moth in the Dalceridae family. It was described by Hopp in 1922. It is found in Colombia, eastern Brazil and Peru. The habitat consists of tropical wet, moist and premontane wet forests.

The length of the forewings is 13–14 mm. The forewings are buff with a thin brown submarginal line, with brown suffusion between it and the outer margin. There is a small discal spot and a brown streak at the base of the inner margin and there are scattered brown scales elsewhere. The hindwings are buff, with brownish shading around the anal angle. Adults are on wing in January, April, May, September and October.

References

Minacraga argentata Wikipedia