Epicephala tertiaria

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

Epicephala tertiaria
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E. tertiaria
Binomial name
Epicephala tertiaria
H.-H. Li, 2015

The length of the forewings is 6−8.5 mm. The wings are brown to dark brown, the forewings with three pairs of white striae from both the costal and dorsal 14, 23 and 34 extending obliquely outward to the middle and end of the cell as well as outside of the cell respectively. The costal striae is narrow, inconsecutive and usually indistinct, while the dorsal striae is broad and clear, the latter two striae inconsecutive. The dorsum has a broad white band along the basal 13, a narrow silvery-white fascia bearing a bluish metallic reflection from the costal 56 to the dorsum, arched outward medially. The distal 16 is ochreous, with a central black dot near the fascia at 56, with a broad white band along the costa and dorsum. The hindwings are pale grey.

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

Etymology

The species name refers to the fact that this is the third species reared from the host plant Phyllanthus microcarpus and is derived from Latin tertiarius (meaning third).[1]

References

  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


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