Andraca theae
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Endromidae |
| Genus: | Andraca |
| Species: | A. theae
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| Binomial name | |
| Andraca theae (Matsumura, 1909)
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Andraca theae is a moth of the family Endromidae. It is widely distributed in Taiwan and Southern China.[1] The wingspan is 35–37 mm. The head is densely covered with dark brown hairs. The forewing apex is inconspicuously falcate and the exterior margin is straight. The forewings and hindwings each have a dark discal spot. The larvae feed on the leaves of Camellia tenuifolia and Camellia sinensis.[2]
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Final instar larvae
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Cocoon
References
- ↑ Wang, X.; Zeng, L.; Wang, M. (2011). "The genus Andraca (Lepidoptera, Endromidae) in China with descriptions of a new species". ZooKeys (127): 29–42. doi:10.3897/zookeys.127.928. PMC 3175129. PMID 21998546.File:Creative Commons by small.svg This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 3.0 license.
- ↑ Immature Stages of Four Bombycidae Species of Taiwan Archived 2012-05-12 at the Wayback Machine
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