''Andala'' is a
monotypic tiger moth
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genus in the family
Erebidae
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. Its only species, ''Andala unifascia'', is found in the north-western
Himalayas, Murree and Kussowlee. Both the genus and species were
first described by
Francis Walker in 1855.
References
Spilosomina
Moths described in 1855
Monotypic moth genera
Moths of Asia
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