Syncola

Syncola
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus:
Meyrick, 1916
Species:
S. epaphria
Binomial name
Syncola epaphria
Meyrick, 1916

Syncola is a genus of moths in the family Blastobasidae. There are few important species which are enemies of lac insects. Recently, in 2022 (Online publication) Syncola crypsimorpha and Syncola pulverea have been recorded as pests of lac insects in India(Mahesh, et al.,2022 ).

It contains the single species Syncola epaphria, which is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

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