Andraca

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Andraca
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Endromidae
Genus: Andraca
Walker, 1865
Type species
Andraca bipunctata
Walker, 1865
Synonyms
  • PseudoeupteroteShiraki, 1911

Andraca is a genus of moths of the family Endromidae.

Contents

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

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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 (1): 31–43. Bibcode:2011SysEn..36...31Z. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2010.00543.x. S2CID   86331826.
  2. ↑ Wang, X.; Zeng, L.; Wang, M. (2011). "The genus Andraca (Lepidoptera, Endromidae) in China with descriptions of a new species". ZooKeys (127): 29–42. Bibcode:2011ZooK..127...29W. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.127.928 . PMC   3175129 . PMID   21998546.


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