Andraca lawa

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

Andraca lawa is a moth of the Endromidae family. It is found in the Philippines (Palawan).

The wingspan is 39–48 mm for males and about 60 mm for females. The forewings are reddish-brown with narrow transversal lines and a small, point-like blackish distal dot, as well as yellow external spots and bluish suffusion. The hindwings are slightly lighter, with the posmedian deeply lunate in the anal area. Adults are on wing in March, July, August, October and November, probably in two or more 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.


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