Biology:Andraca draco

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Andraca draco
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Endromidae
Genus: Andraca
Species:
A. draco
Binomial name
Andraca draco
Zolotuhin, 2012

Andraca draco is a moth of the family Endromidae. It is found on Java.

The wingspan is 44–45 mm for males and about 59 mm for females. The forewings are dark brown, with brown wavy and concave transversal fasciae and distinct whitish to bluish suffusion. The discal spot is small and point-like and suffused with light scales. The hindwings are lighter, with a dark yellowish-brown costal area and indistinct yellowish shadows in anal area. Adults are on wing from February to July, probably in multiple generations per year.[1]

References

  1. Zolotuhin, V.V. 2012: Taxonomic remarks on Andraca Walker, 1865 (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) with descriptions of five new species. ISSN 1175-5326 Zootaxa, 3262: 22–34. Preview.


Wikidata ☰ Q20312963 entry