Epicephala bipollenella

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Epicephala bipollenella
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Epicephala
Species:
E. bipollenella
Binomial name
Epicephala bipollenella
Li, Wang & Zhang, 2012[1]

Epicephala bipollenella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Fujian, China[2] and the Ryukyu Archipelago.[3]

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ovipositing through stylar pit of G. zeylanicum flower

The larvae feed on Glochidion hirsutum and Glochidion zeylanicum.

References

  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. Zhang, J., Hu, B., Wang, S. & Li, H. (2012). "Six new species of Epicephala Meyrick, 1880 (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) associated with Phyllanthaceae plants." Zootaxa 3275: 43-54.
  3. Revision of the Japanese species of Epicephala Meyrick with descriptions of seven new species (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae)