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Ephysteris sibila (Meyrick, 1921)

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Higher taxa: Gelechiidae (family)/  Gelechiinae (subfamily)/  Gnorimoschemini (tribe)/  Ephysteris (genus)/  Ephysteris (subgenus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Ephysteris cretigena
Authorship:(Meyrick, 1921)
Citation:Phthorimaea sibila n. sp.
Original genus:Phthorimaea
Publication:Meyrick E. 1921b. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera.
Journal:Annals of the Transvaal Museum
Volume:8
Issue:2
Pagination:73
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50414594
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Ephysteris sibila (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Phthorimaea cretigena Meyrick, 1914; synonymized by O. V. Bidzilya & H. Rajaei (2026: 13, 15).

Bidzilya O. V. & Rajaei H. 2026. A taxonomic review of the genus Ephysteris Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) in the Afrotropical region.
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Ephysteris sibila (Meyrick, 1921) Lectotype ♀ TMSA Lectotype ♀, designated by O. V. Bidzilya & H. Rajaei (2026: 13, 15), type no 2523, genitalia slide 5483♀, TMSA. Mozambique Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Magude, xi.1918, leg. C. J. Swierstra. Bidzilya O. V. & Rajaei H. 2026. A taxonomic review of the genus Ephysteris Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) in the Afrotropical region. page 13, 15
Ephysteris sibila (Meyrick, 1921) Paralectotype ♀ TMSA Paralectotypes 2♀, TMSA. Mozambique Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Magude, xi.1918, leg. C. J. Swierstra. Bidzilya O. V. & Rajaei H. 2026. A taxonomic review of the genus Ephysteris Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) in the Afrotropical region. page 13, 15
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