Epicephala daltonii
Li, 2016
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| SUBFAMILY |
Ornixolinae
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| GENUS | Epicephala |
| SPECIES |
daltonii
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| AUTHOR | Li, 2016 |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Epicephala daltonii Li, sp. nov. |
| TYPE LOCALITY | China, Sichuan Province, Pingdi Town, 1800 m, Renhe District, Panzhihua City, 28.iv.2013, collected from leaves of Glochidion daltonii by Z. G. Zhang.
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| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES |
Latitude: 26°12'0"
Longitude: 101°50'0"
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| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, genitalia slide YXF13033, NKUM; Paratypes 9♂, 7♀, genitalia slide ZZG14040♂, NKUM.
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| 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.
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| PAGINATION |
401-402, figs. 3, 8, 13, 18
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Species pictures
Species Distribution
| COUNTRY |
PROVINCE/STATE |
PUBLICATION |
PAGE |
| China |
Sichuan |
Li, H. H. & Zhang, Z. 2016. Five species of the genus Epicephala Meyrick, 1880 (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) from China. - Zootaxa 4084(3):391-405. |
402 |
| 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. |
402 |
Host Plants
| FAMILY |
SPECIES |
COUNTRY |
PUBLICATION |
PAGE |
| Phyllanthaceae |
Glochidion daltonii |
China |
Li, H. H. & Zhang, Z. 2016. Five species of the genus Epicephala Meyrick, 1880 (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) from China. - Zootaxa 4084(3):391-405. |
402 |
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Larvae feed on seeds in the fruits.
