Paracraga halophora

Description

Paracraga halophora is a moth in the Dalceridae family. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1928. It is found in Brazil and southern Peru. The habitat consists of tropical moist, tropical premontane wet and subtropical wet forests. The length of the forewings is 11–13 mm for males and 16 mm for females. The forewings are white with a rusty tinge. The ovate is large and silver and surrounded by a very narrow brown line running from the anal angle around the apex of the cell and back to the lower margin of the cell. There are brown dots on the veins on the outer margin and a brown dot near the base. The hindwings are white. Adults are on wing in from March to June, in November and December.