Epicephala vitisidaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Epicephala
Species:
E. vitisidaea
Binomial name
Epicephala vitisidaea
Li, Wang & Zhang, 2012[1]

Epicephala vitisidaea is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Fujian, China[2] and on the Ryukyu Archipelago.

Ovipositing in the interspace between ovary and tepal

The larvae feed on the seeds of Breynia vitis-idaea. The adult is the pollinator of the host plant. Eggs are placed in the interspace between the tepal and ovary, so the ovipositor does not penetrate floral tissue.[3]

It was officially discovered and recorded in 1880.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. ↑ Zhang, J., Hu, B., Wang, S. & Li, H. (2012). "Six new species of Epicephala Meyrick, 1880 (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) associated with Phyllanthaceae plants." Zootaxa 3275: 43-54.
  3. ↑ Revision of the Japanese species of Epicephala Meyrick with descriptions of seven new species (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  4. ↑ Kawakita, Atsushi; Kato, Makoto (2016). "Revision of the Japanese species of Epicephala Meyrick with descriptions of seven new species (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae)". ZooKeys (568): 87–118. doi:10.3897/zookeys.568.6721. PMC 4829671. PMID 27103875.


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