Epicephala albifrons
Epicephala albifrons | |
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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.