''Syntozyga endaphana'' is a
tortrix moth
The Tortricidae are a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths or leafroller moths, in the order Lepidoptera. This large family has over 11,000 species described, and is the sole member of the superfamily Tortricoidea, although the gen ...
(
family
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Tortricidae), belonging to
tribe
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Eucosmini
The Eucosmini are a tribe of tortrix moths.
Genera
Unplaced species
*'' "Acroclita" macroma'' Turner, 1918
*'' "Eucosma" atelosticta'' Meyrick, 1925
*'' "Eucosma" cathareutis'' Meyrick, 1938
*'' "Eucosma" chloromima'' Meyrick, 1931
*'' "Eucosm ...
of
subfamily Olethreutinae
Olethreutinae is a subfamily of moths in the family Tortricidae.
Genera ''incertae sedis''
This tortricine genus has not been assigned to a tribe yet:
:''Melanalopha
''Melanalopha'' is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae ...
. It is found in the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
, and looks very similar to ''
Bubonoxena ephippias
''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, India, the Democratic Republic of th ...
'' (Meyrick, 1907) but has narrower forewings and distinct genitalia.
[Diakonoff A., 1973, ''The South Asiatic Olethreutini: (Lepidoptera Tortricidae)''- 1-719, Page 347.
]
References
Bactrini
Moths described in 1968
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