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Oxybia sergienkoi Yepishin, 2026

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Higher taxa: Pyralidae (family)/  Phycitinae (subfamily)/  Phycitini (tribe)/  Oxybia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Yepishin, 2026
Citation:Oxybia sergienkoi sp. nov.
Original genus:Oxybia
Publication:Yepishin V. 2026. Three new species from the Afrotropical and Oriental regions expand the formerly monotypic genus Oxybia Rebel, 1901 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae).
Journal:Zootaxa
Volume:5785
Issue:3
Pagination:453–455, figs 14–15, 30–31, 35–36
URL:https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5785.3.2
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Oxybia sergienkoi (1)
Taxonomic note:

This species was misidentified as Oxybia transversella (Duponchel, 1836) by B. I. Balinsky (1991: 18, figs 24a–b) (see V. Yepishin 2026: 455).

Yepishin V. 2026. Three new species from the Afrotropical and Oriental regions expand the formerly monotypic genus Oxybia Rebel, 1901 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Oxybia sergienkoi Yepishin, 2026 Holotype ♂ TMSA Holotype ♂, genitalia slide O. Bidzilya 514/25♂, TMSA. South Africa South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Town, 1957-03-13, leg. C. G. C. Dickson.
Oxybia sergienkoi Yepishin, 2026 Paratype ♂ TMSA Paratype 1♂, genitalia slide O. Bidzilya 512/25♂, TMSA. South Africa South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Town, 1957-03-13, leg. C. G. C. Dickson.
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Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination