294. Melanodaedala melanoneura (Meyrick, 1912)

Eucosma melanoneura Meyrick, 1912; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 21: 866.

TL: India, Assam, Khasi Hills [now in Meghalaya].

Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya); China (Anhui, Fujian, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Shaanxi, Taiwan), Japan; Korea; Myanmar; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Vietnam (Byun et al. 1998; Zhang & Li 2005; Pinkaew 2006; Nedoshivina 2013).

Host: Larvae feed on the flowers of Rhus chinensis (Anacardiaceae) (Fletcher 1921) and Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae) (Brown et al. 2008).

Illustrations: Adult (Nedoshivina 2013: 231) and genitalia (Clarke 1958: 372; Rose & Pooni 2005: 1761).