Andraca paradisea

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

Andraca paradisea is a moth of the Endromidae family. It is found in the Philippines (Mindanao).

The wingspan is 34–41 mm for males and 46–48 mm for females. Both the fore- and hindwings are have a chestnut ground colour, with darker triangular shadows in the external fields of the forewings. There are dark brown wavy transversal fasciae and the discal spot is very small, point-like and blackish. The hindwings have lighter basal and medial areas. Adults are on wing from July to mid-January, probably in two generations per year.[1]

References

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