Epicephala orientale

Epicephala orientale
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Infraorder:	Heteroneura
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Epicephala
Species:	E. orientale
Binomial name
	Epicephala orientale; (Stainton, 1856)
Synonyms
	Epicephala austeropa (Meyrick, 1914); Epicephala orientalis (Meyrick, 1908);

Epicephala orientale is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (West Bengal, Karnataka, Meghalaya).^[1]

The larvae feed on Bauhinia species, including Bauhinia purpurea and Bauhinia variegata. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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