Epicephala albifrons
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Species of moth
| Epicephala albifrons | |
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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. albifrons
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| Binomial name | |
| Epicephala albifrons (Stainton, 1859)
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Epicephala albifrons is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (Karnataka, West Bengal and Kerala), Indonesia (Buru), Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.[1]
The larvae feed on Phyllanthus species, including Phyllanthus niruri . They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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