Syntozyga ephippias explained

Syntozyga ephippias is a tortrix moth (family Tortricidae), belonging to tribe Eucosmini of subfamily Olethreutinae. The species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1907. It is found Sri Lanka,^[1] India,^[2] the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa and Rodrigues.^[3]

Larval food plants are Commelina benghalensis (Commelinaceae)^[4] and Bambusa species.^[5]

References

• Meyrick, 1907. "Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. III". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 17(3):730–754.

Notes and References

1. Koçak . Ahmet Ömer . Kemal . Muhabbet . 20 February 2012 . Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka . Cesa News . Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara . 79 . 1–57 . Academia.
2. Diakonoff . A. . 1982 . On a Collection of Some Families of Micro-Lepidoptera from Sri Lanka (Ceylon) . Zoologische Verhandelingen . 193 . 1–124 . Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
3. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2018 . Syntozyga ephippias (Meyrick, 1907) . Afromoths . 15 October 2018.
4. Diakonoff A., 1973, The South Asiatic Olethreutini: (Lepidoptera Tortricidae). Page 347.
5. Web site: HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants . The Natural History Museum. 28 July 2018.