| Epicephala periplecta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Epicephala |
| Species: | E. periplecta |
| Binomial name | |
| Epicephala periplecta (Diakonoff, 1955) | |
Epicephala periplecta is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from New Guinea. [1] [2]
Gracillarioidea is a large superfamily containing four families of insects in the order Lepidoptera. These generally small moths are miners in plant tissue as caterpillars. There are about 113 described genera distributed worldwide, the most commonly encountered of which are leaf miners in the family Gracillariidae.
Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella.
Phyllonorycter apparella, the aspen leaf blotch miner moth, is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in most of Europe. It is also present in Turkey and North America.
Ornixola caudulatella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Romania, Greece, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia and Ukraine.
Conopomorpha cramerella, the cocoa pod borer, is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Saudi Arabia, China, India, Thailand, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Australia, New Britain, the Philippines, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Vanuatu.
Stomphastis thraustica is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, Central African Republic, Ghana, Nigeria, Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Madagascar, Malaysia, Indonesia and India. It was recently also recorded in China, where there are over ten overlapping generations per year.
Phodoryctis caerulea is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India, Malaysia (Sabah), Indonesia (Java), Sri Lanka, Fiji, Guam, the Solomon Islands, Japan and Taiwan, as well as Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, Uganda and Tanzania.
Caloptilia prosticta is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Madagascar, Nigeria, the Seychelles, South Africa and Sri Lanka.
Guttigera albicaput is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Papua New Guinea.
Guttigera rhythmica is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Papua New Guinea.
Macrosaccus morrisella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. In North America it is known from Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec, south and west to Texas and Colorado.
Hypectopa ornithograpta is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Papua New Guinea.
Macarostola ceryx is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Papua New Guinea.
Caloptilia euhelia is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Papua New Guinea.
Caloptilia tmetica is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Papua New Guinea.
Caloptilia fraxinella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Canada and the United States.
Caloptilia pentaphylactis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Papua New Guinea.
Gracillariinae are a subfamily of moths which was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854.
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