Elachista iriphaea (Meyrick, 1932)

Labdia iriphaea Meyrick, 1932b: 213 . Type locality: Uganda, Ruwenzori (Meyrick 1932b: 213). Holotype ♂, in NHMUK.

Elachista iriphaea: Sinev (2002: 164) .

Elachista oritropha Bradley, 1965b: 106 . Type locality: Uganda, Ruwenzori Range, Nyamaleju (Bradley 1965b: 106). Holotype ♂, in NHMUK. Syn. nov.

Subgenus: Elachista; bifasciella species group.

Distribution: Afrotropical. Uganda.

Larval host plant(s): unknown.

Figs.: Bradley (1965b).

Remarks: Examination of the holotypes have revealed no differences between that of holotype of Labdia iriphaea Meyrick, 1932, originally assigned to Cosmopterigidae, and Elachista oritropha Bradley, 1965, both from the same locality. E. oritropha Bradley, 1965 is considered a subjective junior synonym of E. iriphaea (Meyrick, 1932b), syn nov.