Andraca melli

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Andraca melli
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Endromidae
Genus: Andraca
Species:
A. melli
Binomial name
Andraca melli
Zolotuhin & Witt, 2009

Andraca melli is a moth of the family Endromidae. It is found in China (Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan), Vietnam and Thailand. [1]

The wingspan is 37–39 millimetres (1.5–1.5 in). The head is thinly covered with brown-green hairs. The forewings are bluntly pointed apically and the outer edge is smooth and straight. The tornus is nearly rectangular.

The larvae feed on Camellia sinensis , Camellia oleifera , Fraxinus pennsylvanica , Ternstroemia japonica and Pentaphylax euryoides .

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References

  1. "The genus Andraca (Lepidoptera, Endromidae) in China with descriptions of a new species". Pensoft.net. September 8, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 3.0 license.