Biology:Syntozyga ephippias
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Short description: Species of moth
Syntozyga ephippias | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Syntozyga |
Species: | S. ephippias
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Binomial name | |
Syntozyga ephippias (Meyrick, 1907)
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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.
- ↑ 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. https://www.academia.edu/1782757/.
- ↑ Diakonoff, A. (1982). "On a Collection of Some Families of Micro-Lepidoptera from Sri Lanka (Ceylon)". Zoologische Verhandelingen 193: 1–124. http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/149137.
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2018). "Syntozyga ephippias (Meyrick, 1907)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/SYNTEPHI. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ↑ Diakonoff A., 1973, The South Asiatic Olethreutini: (Lepidoptera Tortricidae). Page 347.
- ↑ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/hostplants/search/list.dsml?searchpageurl=browse.dsml&sort=family%2520carposinidae%2520natural%2520history%2520museum%2520hosts%2520database&beginIndex=128610&family=carposinidae&. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q21316973 entry
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