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Andraca melli
Scientific classification
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.

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

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

External links

• Data related to Andraca melli at Wikispecies

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