Epicephala vitisidaea
| Epicephala vitisidaea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Epicephala |
| Species: | E. vitisidaea
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| Binomial name | |
| Epicephala vitisidaea Li, Wang & Zhang, 2012[1]
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Epicephala vitisidaea is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Fujian, China[2] and on the Ryukyu Archipelago.
The larvae feed on the seeds of Breynia vitis-idaea. The adult is the pollinator of the host plant. Eggs are placed in the interspace between the tepal and ovary, so the ovipositor does not penetrate floral tissue.[3]
It was officially discovered and recorded in 1880.[4]
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.
- ^ Revision of the Japanese species of Epicephala Meyrick with descriptions of seven new species (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae)
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- ^ Kawakita, Atsushi; Kato, Makoto (2016). "Revision of the Japanese species of Epicephala Meyrick with descriptions of seven new species (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae)". ZooKeys (568): 87–118. Bibcode:2016ZooK..568...87K. doi:10.3897/zookeys.568.6721. PMC 4829671. PMID 27103875.
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