Epicephala dunkensis De Prins, Sruoga & Zwick, 2025

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Permalink:	EPICDUNK
Higher taxa:	Gracillariidae (family)/  Ornixolinae (subfamily)/  Epicephala (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	De Prins, Sruoga & Zwick, 2025
Citation:	Epicephala dunkensis De Prins, Sruoga & Zwick, sp. nov.
Original genus:	Epicephala
Publication:	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.
Journal:	Zootaxa
Volume:	5616
Issue:	1
Pagination:	159–161, Figs 297, 362, 363, 379, 637
URL:	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5616.1.1

Epicephala dunkensis (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Epicephala dunkensis De Prins, Sruoga & Zwick, 2025	Holotype	♀	ANIC	Australia, Queensland, Dunk Island, 10.vi.1928, DNA sample NULT023426, genitalia slide 6250, ANIC Acc. no 31 085529.	Australia	Australia, North Queensland, Dunk Island.	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. page 159

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GenBank Accession Number	Publication
NULT023426	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. page 159

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Epicephala dunkensis De Prins, Sruoga & Zwick, 2025	Australia	Queensland	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. page 161

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Epicephala dunkensis (1)

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