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Epicephala laeviclada

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Epicephala laeviclada
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Epicephala
Species:
E. laeviclada
Binomial name
Epicephala laeviclada
H.-H. Li, 2015

Epicephala laeviclada is a moth of the family Gracillariidae first described by Hou-Hun Li in 2015. It is found in the Chinese provinces of Guangxi and Hainan.

The length of the forewings is 5−7.5 mm. The forewings are brown to dark brown with three white striae from the costal 14, 13 and 25 extending obliquely outward to 13 the width of the forewing. The dorsum has a broad white band along the basal 13, serrated on the upper edge, distally with a stria extending obliquely outward to the middle of the cell, with a small triangular white spot and an obliquely outward stria at the middle and before 56. There is a narrow silvery-white fascia with metallic reflection from the costal 56 to the dorsum and the distal 16 is ochreous, with a central black spot edged by a white dot near the costa and a white band along the dorsum. The hindwings are greyish brown.

The larva feeds on seeds in the fruit of Phyllanthus microcarpus.

Etymology

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The species name refers to individuals of the host plant having glabrous branches and is derived from Latin laevis (meaning smooth) and cladus (meaning branch).[1]

References

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  1. ^ Li, Houhun & Yang, Xiaofei (2015). "Three new species of Epicephala Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) associated with Phyllanthus microcarpus (Benth.) (Phyllanthaceae)". ZooKeys. 484: 71-81. doi:10.3897/zookeys.484.8696 This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.