Epicephala nudilingua Kawakita & Kato, 2016
SUBFAMILY | Ornixolinae |
GENUS | Epicephala |
SPECIES | nudilingua |
AUTHOR | Kawakita & Kato, 2016 |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Epicephala nudilingua sp. n. |
TYPE LOCALITY | Japan, Tochigi Prefecture, Fujioka, Watarase-yusuichi, 20 m, e.l. Phyllanthus ussuriensis 22.ix.2012, leg. A. Kawakita. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♀, KYO; Paratypes 13♂, 4♀, KYO. |
STATUS | Species |
PUBLICATION | Kawakita, A. & Kato, M. 2016. Revision of the Japanese species of Epicephala Meyrick with descriptions of seven new species (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae). - ZooKeys 568:87-118. |
PAGINATION | 111-113, figs 1-7 |
Species pictures






Species Distribution
COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Japan | Honshū | Kawakita, A. & Kato, M. 2016. Revision of the Japanese species of Epicephala Meyrick with descriptions of seven new species (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae). - ZooKeys 568:87-118. | 113 |
Host Plants
FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Euphorbiaceae | Phyllanthus ussuriensis | Japan | Kawakita, A. & Kato, M. 2016. Revision of the Japanese species of Epicephala Meyrick with descriptions of seven new species (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae). - ZooKeys 568:87-118. | 113 |