Epicephala assamica
Li, 2016
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SUBFAMILY
Ornixolinae
GENUS Epicephala
SPECIES
assamica
AUTHOR Li, 2016 ORIGINAL COMBINATION Epicephala assamica Li, sp. nov. TYPE LOCALITY China, Yunnan Province, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Mengla, 550 m, 13.ix.2013, reared from fruit of Glochidion assamicum (= G. ellipticum) by Z. G. Zhang.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES
Latitude: 21°41'0"
Longitude: 101°25'0"
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TYPE SPECIMEN(S) Holotype ♂, NKUM; Paratypes 530♂, 720♀, genitalia slides WZB14554♂, WZB14577♂, ZZG15007♂, NKUM.
STATUS Species PUBLICATION
Li, H. H. & Zhang, Z. 2016. Five species of the genus Epicephala Meyrick, 1880 (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) from China. - Zootaxa 4084(3):391-405.
PAGINATION
403-404, figs. 5, 10, 15
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Species Distribution
COUNTRY PROVINCE/STATE PUBLICATION PAGE
China Hainan
Li, H. H. & Zhang, Z. 2016. Five species of the genus Epicephala Meyrick, 1880 (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) from China. - Zootaxa 4084(3):391-405.
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China Yunnan
Li, H. H. & Zhang, Z. 2016. Five species of the genus Epicephala Meyrick, 1880 (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) from China. - Zootaxa 4084(3):391-405.
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Host Plants
FAMILY SPECIES COUNTRY PUBLICATION PAGE
Phyllanthaceae Glochidion ellipticum China
Li, H. H. & Zhang, Z. 2016. Five species of the genus Epicephala Meyrick, 1880 (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) from China. - Zootaxa 4084(3):391-405.
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Larvae feed on seeds in the fruits.
