Epicephala lativalvaris
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Species of moth
| Epicephala lativalvaris | |
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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. lativalvaris
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| Binomial name | |
| Epicephala lativalvaris Li, Wang & Zhang, 2012[1]
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Epicephala lativalvaris is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in China (Hong Kong, Guangdong, Fujian and Hainan).[2]
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.
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