Epicephala impolliniferens Li, 2015

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SUBFAMILY	Ornixolinae
GENUS	Epicephala
SPECIES	impolliniferens
AUTHOR	Li, 2015
ORIGINAL COMBINATION	Epicephala impolliniferens Li, sp. n.
TYPE LOCALITY	China, Hainan Province, Yinggeling Mountain Nature Reserve, 450 m, 11.i.2013, leg. Z. Wang.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES	Latitude: 19°1'0" Longitude: 109°33'0" Toggle map
TYPE SPECIMEN(S)	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide WZB14178♂, NKUM; Paratypes 48♂, 64♀, genitalia slides 48♂, 46♀, NKUM, (2♂, 2♀) BMNH.
STATUS	Species
PUBLICATION	Li, H. H., Wang, Z. & Hu, B. 2015. Four new species of Epicehala Meyrick, 1880 (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) associated with two species of Glochidion (Phyllanthaceae) from Hainan Island in China. - ZooKeys 508:53-67.
PAGINATION	58-60, Figs. 6, 10, 12, 16.

Species Distribution

COUNTRY	PROVINCE/STATE	PUBLICATION	PAGE
China	Hainan	Li, H. H., Wang, Z. & Hu, B. 2015. Four new species of Epicehala Meyrick, 1880 (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) associated with two species of Glochidion (Phyllanthaceae) from Hainan Island in China. - ZooKeys 508:53-67.	60

Host Plants

FAMILY	SPECIES	COUNTRY	PUBLICATION	PAGE
Phyllanthaceae	Glochidion sphaerogynum	China	Li, H. H., Wang, Z. & Hu, B. 2015. Four new species of Epicehala Meyrick, 1880 (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) associated with two species of Glochidion (Phyllanthaceae) from Hainan Island in China. - ZooKeys 508:53-67.	60

*   Larvae feed on seeds in the fruits of the host plant.