Epicephala sphenitis

Epicephala sphenitis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Epicephala
Species: E. sphenitis
Binomial name
Epicephala sphenitis
Meyrick, 1931

Epicephala sphenitis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Bihar, India.[1]

The larvae feed on Breynia rhamnoides and Breynia vitis-idaea. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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