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Sphenogrypa epaxia (Janse, 1963)

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Higher taxa: Gelechiidae (family)/  Gelechiinae (subfamily)/  Sphenogrypa (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Sphenogrypa syncosma
Authorship:(Janse, 1963)
Citation:Argophara epaxia spec. nov.
Original genus:Argophara
Publication:Janse A. J. T. 1963. The Moths of South Africa. VI. Gelechiadae.
Journal:—
Volume:6
Issue:3
Pagination:248–249; pls. 130, 133f, 134g, 136f
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Sphenogrypa syncosma Meyrick, 1920; synonymized by O. V. Bidzilya & H. Rajaei (2025: 7).

Bidzilya O. V. & Rajaei H. 2025. Taxonomic review of type material of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) described by Edward Meyrick and Henry Legrand, deposited in the collection of the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (MNHN), Paris.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Sphenogrypa epaxia (Janse, 1963) Holotype ♂ TMSA Holotype ♂, TMSA. Namibia Namibia, Brandberg, vi, leg. R. G. Strey.
Sphenogrypa epaxia (Janse, 1963) Paratype ♀ TMSA Paratypes 3♀, TMSA. Namibia Namibia, Brandberg, vi, leg. R. G. Strey.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Sphenogrypa epaxia (Janse, 1963) Namibia Janse A. J. T. 1963. The Moths of South Africa. VI. Gelechiadae. page 249
Sphenogrypa epaxia (Janse, 1963) South Africa Northern Cape Bidzilya O. V. 2021a. New host-plants records of Afrotropical Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera), with description of three new species. page 518
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Sphenogrypa epaxia (Janse, 1963) Monechma incanum Acanthaceae Namibia Bidzilya O. V. 2021a. New host-plants records of Afrotropical Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera), with description of three new species. page 518
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination