Epicephala australis

Epicephala australis
Epicephala australis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Epicephala
Species: E. australis
Binomial name
Epicephala australis
(Turner, 1896)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ornix australis Turner, 1896

Epicephala australis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Queensland.[2]

The larvae feed on Acacia longifolia. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  2. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
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