Epicephala laeviclada

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Epicephala laeviclada
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Epicephala
Species:
E. laeviclada
Binomial name
Epicephala laeviclada
H.-H. Li, 2015

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

The length of the forewings is 5−7.5 mm. The forewings are brown to dark brown with three white striae from the costal 1⁄4, 1⁄3 and 2⁄5 extending obliquely outward to 1⁄3 the width of the forewing. The dorsum has a broad white band along the basal 1⁄3, serrated on the upper edge, distally with a stria extending obliquely outward to the middle of the cell, with a small triangular white spot and an obliquely outward stria at the middle and before 5⁄6. There is a narrow silvery-white fascia with metallic reflection from the costal 5⁄6 to the dorsum and the distal 1⁄6 is ochreous, with a central black spot edged by a white dot near the costa and a white band along the dorsum. The hindwings are greyish brown.

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

Etymology

The species name refers to individuals of the host plant having glabrous branches and is derived from Latin laevis (meaning smooth) and cladus (meaning branch). [1]

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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 Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.


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