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Graphiocephala barbitias

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Species of moth

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)
Synonyms
  • Epicephala barbitias Meyrick, 1909

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

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)
Taxon identifiers
Graphiocephala barbitias


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