Andraca

Andraca is a genus of moths of the family Endromidae.

Andraca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Endromidae
Genus: Andraca
Walker, 1865
Type species
Andraca bipunctata
Walker, 1865
Synonyms
  • Pseudoeupterote Shiraki, 1911

The genus had been placed in the family Bombycidae for over 150 years, but was recently transferred to family Endromidae based on the molecular study of Zwick et al. in 2011.[1][2]

Species

Former species

References

  1. Zwick, A.; Regier, J. C.; Mitter, C.; Cummings, M. P. (2011). "Increased gene sampling yields robust support for higher-level clades within Bombycoidea (Lepidoptera)". Systematic Entomology. 36: 31. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2010.00543.x.
  2. Wang, X.; Zeng, L.; Wang, M. (2011). "The genus Andraca (Lepidoptera, Endromidae) in China with descriptions of a new species". ZooKeys. 127 (127): 29–42. doi:10.3897/zookeys.127.928. PMC 3175129. PMID 21998546.


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