Andriasa

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Andriasa
Andriasa pechuelii.jpg
Andriasa pechuelii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Tribe: Smerinthini
Genus: Andriasa
Walker, 1856
Synonyms
  • DewitziaHolland, 1889
  • PseudosmerinthusButler, 1877

Andriasa is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856. [1]

Species

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Andriasa Walker, 1856". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 12, 2018.