Dappula tertia information

Dappula tertia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Psychidae
Genus:	Dappula
Species:	D. tertia
Binomial name
	Dappula tertia; (Templeton, 1847)
Synonyms
	Oiketicus tertius Templeton, 1846; Dappula tertius; Clania tertia; Oiketicus templetonii Westwood, 1855; Oiketicus ulias Lower, 1899;

Dappula tertia is a moth of the Psychidae family. It is widely distributed in the Indo-Australian region, where it is found from India to the Solomon Islands. The habitat consists of lowland areas.^[1]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Annona muricata and Cocos nucifera.^[2] It can cause damage in Oil Palm and Coffee plantations.

^ Papua Insects Foundation
^ "PaDIL". Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2013-10-10.

[1] Papua Insects Foundation

[2] "PaDIL". Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2013-10-10.