Pseudandraca is a monotypic moth genus of the family Endromidae erected by Tamotsu Miyata in 1970. The genus was previously placed in the subfamily Prismostictinae of the family Bombycidae.[1] Its only species, Pseudandraca gracilis, was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1885.[2] It is found in Japan.

Pseudandraca
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Endromidae
Genus: Pseudandraca
Species:
Pseudandraca
Binomial name
Pseudandraca
Miyata, 1970
Synonyms
  • Andraca gracilis Butler, 1885

Former species

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References

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  1. ^ Zwick, Andreas; Regier, Jerome C.; Mitter, Charles; Cummings, Michael P. (September 30, 2010). "Increased gene sampling yields robust support for higher-level clades within Bombycoidea (Lepidoptera)". Systematic Entomology. 36: 31–43. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2010.00543.x. S2CID 86331826.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Pseudandraca gracilis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.