Graphiocephala barbitias

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

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

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

References
  1. Afrotropical Gracillariidae
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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