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Epicephala orientale (Stainton, 1856)

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Higher taxa: Gracillariidae (family)/  Ornixolinae (subfamily)/  Epicephala (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Stainton, 1856)
Citation:Coriscium orientale, n. sp.
Original genus:Coriscium
Publication:Stainton, H. T. 1856a. Descriptions of three species of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera.
Journal:Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, N. S.
Volume:(series 2) 3
Issue:8
Pagination:301–302
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30707791
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Epicephala orientale (1)
Taxonomic note:

Might belong to Conopobathra (Kumata in litt.).

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Epicephala orientale (Stainton, 1856) Holotype ♂ BMNH Holotype ♂, 7 Paratypes ♂, ♀, BMNH. India [India, West Bengal], Calcutta, 1858, leg. Atkinson.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Epicephala orientale (Stainton, 1856) India West Bengal Stainton, H. T. 1856a. Descriptions of three species of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. page 301
Epicephala orientale (Stainton, 1856) India Karnataka Meyrick, E. 1914c. Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. XVIII. page 122 (as austeropa)
Epicephala orientale (Stainton, 1856) India Meghalaya Meyrick, E. 1908a. Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. VIII. page 825
Epicephala orientale (Stainton, 1856) Malaysia Fletcher, T. B. 1933. Life histories of Indian Microlepidoptera (Second Series). Cosmopterygidae to Neopseustidae. page 45
Epicephala orientale (Stainton, 1856) Malaysia Selangor page EIHU
Plant note:

A flower-borer.

Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Epicephala orientale (Stainton, 1856) Bauhinia purpurea Fabaceae India Fletcher, T. B. [1921]. Life-histories of Indian Insects. Microlepidoptera. VI. Gracillariadae [sic]. page 149
Epicephala orientale (Stainton, 1856) Bauhinia purpurea Fabaceae Malaysia Fletcher, T. B. 1933. Life histories of Indian Microlepidoptera (Second Series). Cosmopterygidae to Neopseustidae. page 45
Epicephala orientale (Stainton, 1856) Bauhinia sp. Fabaceae India Stainton, H. T. 1856a. Descriptions of three species of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. page 302
Epicephala orientale (Stainton, 1856) Bauhinia variegata Fabaceae India Fletcher, T. B. [1921]. Life-histories of Indian Insects. Microlepidoptera. VI. Gracillariadae [sic]. page 149
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 austeropa (Meyrick, 1914) (Meyrick, 1914) species Synonym Acrocercops austeropa
Epicephala orientalis (Meyrick, 1908) (Meyrick, 1908) species Synonym Acrocercops orientalis