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Epicephala bipollenella

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Epicephala bipollenella
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]

ovipositing through stylar pit of G. zeylanicum flower

The larvae feed on Glochidion hirsutum and Glochidion zeylanicum.

References

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  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)