Graphiocephala barbitias

Graphiocephala barbitias
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Graphiocephala
Species: G. barbitias
Binomial name
Graphiocephala barbitias
(Meyrick, 1909)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epicephala barbitias Meyrick, 1909

Graphiocephala barbitias is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from South Africa and Namibia.[2]

The larvae feed on Euclea lanceolata. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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