Epicephala lativalvaris is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in China (Hong Kong, Guangdong, Fujian and Hainan).[2]
Epicephala lativalvaris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Epicephala |
Species: | E. lativalvaris
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Binomial name | |
Epicephala lativalvaris Li, Wang & Zhang, 2012[1]
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The larvae feed on Breynia fruticosa and Breynia rostrata.
References
edit- ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
- ^ 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.