Andraca melli
Andraca melli is a moth of the family Endromidae. It is found in China (Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan), Vietnam and Thailand.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Endromidae |
| Genus: | Andraca |
| Species: | A. melli |
| Binomial name | |
| Andraca melli Zolotuhin & Witt, 2009 | |
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.
References
- "The genus Andraca (Lepidoptera, Endromidae) in China with descriptions of a new species". Pensoft.net. September 8, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
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