Andraca melli is a moth

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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 (Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan), Vietnam

Vietnam

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 and Thailand

Thailand

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The wingspan

Wingspan

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 is 37–39 mm. 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 sinensis

Camellia sinensis is the species of plant whose leaves and leaf buds are used to produce Chinese tea. It is of the genus Camellia , a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae. White tea, green tea, oolong, pu-erh tea and black tea are all harvested from this species, but are processed...

, Camellia oleifera

Camellia oleifera

Camellia oleifera, which originated in China, is notable as an important source of edible oil obtained from its seeds...

, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Ternstroemia japonica and Pentaphylax euryoides.