Epicephala vitisidaea

Epicephala vitisidaea is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Fujian, China^[2] and on the Ryukyu Archipelago.

Ovipositing in the interspace between ovary and tepal

Epicephala vitisidaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Epicephala
Species:	E. vitisidaea
Binomial name
Epicephala vitisidaea Li, Wang & Zhang, 2012[1]

The larvae feed on the seeds of Breynia vitis-idaea. The adult is the pollinator of the host plant. Eggs are placed in the interspace between the tepal and ovary, so the ovipositor does not penetrate floral tissue.^[3]

It was officially discovered and recorded in 1880.^[4]