Andraca apodecta
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Andraca apodecta is a moth
of the Endromidae
family. It is found in China
(Guangxi, Yunnan, Fujian, Shaanxi), Vietnam
, Thailand
(Chiang Mai, Nan) and Indonesia
(Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi).
The wingspan
is 37–39 mm. The head is covered with reddish-brown hairs. There is a black discal spot on the forewing, which has a smooth outer margin and is not falcate apically.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Endromidae
Endromidae
Endromidae is a family of moths. It was long considered to be a monotypic family, containing just one species, the Kentish Glory, Endromis versicolora, found throughout the Palaearctic region .-Genera:*Andraca*Endromis...
family. It is found in China
China
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(Guangxi, Yunnan, Fujian, Shaanxi), Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
(Chiang Mai, Nan) and Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
(Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi).
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 37–39 mm. The head is covered with reddish-brown hairs. There is a black discal spot on the forewing, which has a smooth outer margin and is not falcate apically.