''Andraca'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

s of the family

Endromidae Endromidae is a family of moths consisting of 16 genera with 72 species. This relictual family is related to the families Carthaeidae, Anthelidae, and Phiditiidae as part of the bombycine group "CAPOPEM". Genera The following genera are re ...

. The genus had been placed in the family

Bombycidae The Bombycidae are a family of moths known as silkworm moths. The best-known species is ''Bombyx mori'' (Linnaeus), or domestic silk moth, native to northern China and domesticated for millennia. Another well-known species is '' Bombyx mandarina' ...

for over 150 years, but was recently transferred to family

based on the molecular study of Zwick et al. in 2011.

Species

*Subgenus ''Andraca'' **''

Andraca bipunctata ''Andraca bipunctata'' is a moth of the family Endromidae. It is found in China (Yunnan), India (Sikkim, Darjeeling, Meghalaya), Bhutan, northern Thailand, Myanmar and Nepal. The larvae are referred to as bunch caterpillars. The wingspan is 42� ...

'' Walker, 1865 **'' Andraca draco'' Zolotuhin, 2012 **'' Andraca lawa'' Zolotuhin, 2012 **'' Andraca stueningi'' Zolotuhin & Witt, 2009 **''

Andraca trilochoides ''Andraca trilochoides'' is a moth of the family Endromidae. It is found in south-east Asia, including India, Burma and Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland So ...

'' Moore, 1865 ***''Andraca trilochoides roepkei'' Bryk, 1944 ***''Andraca trilochoides trilochoides'' Moore, 1865 *Subgenus ''Chrypathemola'' Zolotuhin, 2012 **'' Andraca apodecta'' Swinhoe, 1907 **''

Andraca chrysocollis ''Andraca chrysocollis'' is a moth of the family Endromidae. It is found in the Philippines (Luzon). The wingspan is 39–42 mm. Adults are on wing in April and from September to October, probably in multiple generations per year. 2012: Tax ...

'' Zolotuhin, 2012 **''

Andraca melli ''Andraca melli'' is a moth of the family Endromidae. It is found in China (Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan), Vietnam and Thailand. The wingspan is . The head is thinly covered with brown-green hairs. The forewings are bluntly point ...

'' Zolotuhin & Witt, 2009 **''

Andraca nobilorum ''Andraca nobilorum'' is a moth of the family Endromidae. It is found in central Vietnam and south-eastern China (Guangxi). The wingspan is 38–39 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in April and June. 2012: Taxonomic remarks on ''Andrac ...

'' Zolotuhin, 2012 **''

Andraca olivacea ''Andraca olivacea'' is a moth of the family Endromidae. It is found in China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan), Taiwan and Vietnam. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to t ...

'' Matsumura, 1927 ***''Andraca olivacea olivacea'' Matsumura, 1927 ***''Andraca olivacea olivacens'' Mell, 1958 **'' Andraca paradisea'' Zolotuhin, 2012 **''

Andraca theae ''Andraca theae'' is a moth of the family Endromidae. It is widely distributed in Taiwan and Southern China. The wingspan is 35–37 mm. The head is densely covered with dark brown hairs. The forewing apex is inconspicuously falcate and the ...

'' Matsumura, 1909 *Subgenus unknown **''

Andraca flavamaculata ''Andraca flavamaculata'' is a moth of the family Endromidae. It is found in China (Zhejiang, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi) and Vietnam. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to th ...

'' (Yang, 1995) **''

Andraca gongshanensis ''Andraca'' is a genus of moths of the family Endromidae. The genus had been placed in the family Bombycidae for over 150 years, but was recently transferred to family Endromidae Endromidae is a family of moths consisting of 16 genera with 7 ...

'' Wang, Zeng & Wang, 2011 **''

Andraca yauichui ''Andraca yauichui'' is a moth of the ''Andraca'' genus of the Endromidae family that is endemic to Taiwan. Taxonomy ''Andraca yauichui'' was described as a new species in 2016, by Taiwanese lepidopterists Shipher Wu and Wei-Chun Chang. Its s ...

'' Wu & Chang, 2016

Former species

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Andraca angulata ''Andraca bipunctata'' is a moth of the family Endromidae. It is found in China (Yunnan), India (Sikkim, Darjeeling, Meghalaya), Bhutan, northern Thailand, Myanmar and Nepal. The larvae are referred to as bunch caterpillars. The wingspan is 42� ...

'' Kishida, 1993

References

Bombycoidea genera Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist) {{Bombycoidea-stub