''Minacraga hyalina'' is a

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in the family

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. It was described by S.E. Miller in 1994. It is found in

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and northern

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). The habitat consists of tropical moist forests. The length of the forewings is 12–15 mm. The forewings are buff, darker along the costal margin. The subterminal line has brown inside and white outside. The discal spot and apex are brown. The hindwings are buff. Adults are on wing in March and May.

Etymology

The species name refers to the hyaline wings, which distinguish it from other species in the genus ''

Minacraga ''Minacraga'' is a genus of moths of the family Dalceridae The Dalceridae are a small family of zygaenoid moths with some 80 known species encompassing about one dozen genera mostly found in the Neotropical region with a few reaching the far ...

''., 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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References

Moths described in 1994 Dalceridae {{Dalceridae-stub