Biology:Pseudandraca

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Short description: Genus of moths

Pseudandraca
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Endromidae
Genus: Pseudandraca
Species:
Pseudandraca
Binomial name
Pseudandraca
Miyata, 1970
Synonyms
  • Andraca gracilis Butler, 1885

Pseudandraca is a monotypic moth genus of the family Endromidae erected by Tamotsu Miyata in 1970. The genus was previously placed in the subfamily Prismostictinae of the family Bombycidae.[1] Its only species, Pseudandraca gracilis, was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1885.[2] It is found in Japan .

Former species

  • Pseudandraca flavamaculata (J.K. Yang, 1995)

References

  1. Zwick, Andreas; Regier, Jerome C.; Mitter, Charles; Cummings, Michael P. (September 30, 2010). "Increased gene sampling yields robust support for higher-level clades within Bombycoidea (Lepidoptera)". Systematic Entomology 36: 31–43. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2010.00543.x. 
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Pseudandraca gracilis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=68796. 

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