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 the Congo, South Africa and Rodrigues.
Larval food plants are Commelina benghalensis (Commelinaceae)Diakonoff A., 1973, The South Asiatic Olethreutini: (Lepidoptera Tortricidae). Page 347. and Bambusa species.
References Meyrick, 1907. "Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. III". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 17(3):730–754.