Epicephala orientale

Epicephala orientale is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (West Bengal, Karnataka, Meghalaya).[1]

Epicephala orientale
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Epicephala
Species:
E. orientale
Binomial name
Epicephala orientale
(Stainton, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Epicephala austeropa (Meyrick, 1914)
  • Epicephala orientalis (Meyrick, 1908)

The larvae feed on Bauhinia species, including Bauhinia purpurea and Bauhinia variegata. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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