| Epicephala acrocarpa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Epicephala |
| Species: | E. acrocarpa |
| Binomial name | |
| Epicephala acrocarpa Meyrick, 1927 | |
Epicephala acrocarpa is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Samoa. [1] [2]
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Caloptilia chrysochoa is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Samoa and Tonga.
Acrocercops strophala is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is commonly found in India, Indonesia (Java), Samoa, Guadalcanal and Sri Lanka.
Acrocercops homalacta is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from Guadalcanal and Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands, as well as Samoa. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1927.
Acrocercops phaeodeta is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from Samoa. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1927.
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Gracillariinae are a subfamily of moths which was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854.
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