Epicephala stephanephora Turner, 1923

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Higher taxa:	Gracillariidae (family)/  Ornixolinae (subfamily)/  Epicephala (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Turner, 1923
Citation:	Epicephala stephanephora, n. sp.
Original genus:	Epicephala
Publication:	Turner, A. J. 1923. New Australian Microlepidoptera.
Journal:	Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia
Volume:	47
Issue:
Pagination:	171
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34892535

Epicephala stephanephora (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Had been synonymized with Epicephala nephelodes Turner, 1913 by A. J. Turner (1940: 56). Retrieved from synonymy by E. S. Nielsen & T. Kumata (1996: 48). Lectotype designated by De Prins et al. (2025: 167).

Turner, A. J. 1940. A revision of the Australian Gracilariidae [sic] (Lepidoptera).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Epicephala stephanephora Turner, 1923	Lectotype	♀	NKUM	Syntypes 1♂ and 1♀. Lectotype ♀, designated by De Prins et al. (2025: 167). Australia, Queensland, Brisbane, 12.iv.1919, Epicephala Type stephanephora Turn.’, HOLOTYPE, Epicephala/stephanephora Turn.’, Stradbroke I., 28.xii.1913.	Australia	[Australia], Queensland, Brisbane; Stadbroke 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 167

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Epicephala stephanephora Turner, 1923	Australia	Queensland	Turner, A. J. 1923. New Australian Microlepidoptera. page 171

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Epicephala stephanephora (1)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Epicephala stephanophora Turner, 1940	Turner, 1940	species	Misapplied	Epicephala stephanophora