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Epicephala colymbetella Meyrick, 1880

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Higher taxa: Gracillariidae (family)/  Ornixolinae (subfamily)/  Epicephala (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Meyrick, 1880
Citation:Epic.[ephala] colymbetella, n. sp.
Original genus:Epicephala
Publication:Meyrick, E. 1880. Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera. III Tineina.
Journal:Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales
Volume:5
Issue:1
Pagination:169
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6455834
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Epicephala colymbetella (1)
Taxonomic note:

Lectotype ♂ designated by De Prins et al. (2025: 140).

De Prins, J., Hartley, D., Sruoga, J., Nicholls, J., Wallace, J. & Zwick, A. 2025. Diversity of Australian Ornixolinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) with taxonomic and nomenclatural acts within the related taxa (Acrocercopinae and Gracillariinae) based on the evidence of museomics, bionomics, and mitogenomics.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Epicephala colymbetella Meyrick, 1880 Australia New South Wales Meyrick, E. 1880. Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera. III Tineina. page 169
Epicephala colymbetella Meyrick, 1880 Australia Queensland Meyrick, E. 1907b. Descriptions of Australasian Micro-Lepidoptera. XIX. Plutellidae. page 53
Epicephala colymbetella Meyrick, 1880 French Polynesia Marquesas Islands Meyrick, E. 1928d. The Micro-Lepidoptera of the "St. George" expedition. page 504
Plant note:

In the seed capsules.

Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Epicephala colymbetella Meyrick, 1880 Glochidion ferdinandii Phyllanthaceae Australia Turner, A. J. 1913. Studies in Australian Microlepidoptera. page 176
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Epicephala frugicola Turner, 1913 Turner, 1913 species Synonym Epicephala frugicola