Syntozyga ephippias
| Syntozyga ephippias | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Division: | Ditrysia |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Subfamily: | Olethreutinae |
| Tribe: | Eucosmini |
| Genus: | Syntozyga |
| Species: | S. ephippias |
| Binomial name | |
| Syntozyga ephippias (Meyrick, 1907) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Syntozyga ephippias is a tortrix moth (family Tortricidae), belonging to tribe Eucosmini of subfamily Olethreutinae. It is found Sri Lanka,[1] India,[2] Congo, South Africa and Rodrigues.[3]
Larval foodplantsare Commelina benghalensis (Commelinaceae)[4] and Bambusa species.[5]
References
- Meyrick, 1907a. Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. III. - Journal of the Bombay natural History Society 17(3):730–754.
- ↑ "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Academia. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ↑ "ON A COLLECTION OF SOME FAMILIES OF MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA FROM SRI LANKA (CEYLON)". repository. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2016. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net) (acc.12-Mar-2017)
- ↑ Diakonoff A., 1973, The South Asiatic Olethreutini: (Lepidoptera Tortricidae)- 1-719, Page 347.
- ↑ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
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