Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Endromidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Andraca | |
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.
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