Epicephala albifrons

Epicephala albifrons
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Epicephala
Species: E. albifrons
Binomial name
Epicephala albifrons
(Stainton, 1859)

Epicephala albifrons is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India (Karnataka, West Bengal, Kerala), Indonesia (Buru), Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.[1]

The larvae feed on Phyllanthus species, including Phyllanthus niruri. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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