Sphenarches caffer

Sphenarches caffer
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Sphenarches
Species: S. caffer
Binomial name
Sphenarches caffer
(Zeller, 1852)[1]
Synonyms
  • Oxyptilus caffer Zeller, 1852
  • Oxyptilus walkeri Walsingham, 1881

The bottle gourd plume moth (Sphenarches caffer) is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from India, Malaysia, Mauritius, the Seychelles and South Africa.

The larvae feed on the leaves, flowers and fruits of various plants, including sweet potato. They are small, cylindrical and yellowish green with short spines all over their bodies.

References

  1. "Sphenarches caffer". Afro Moths. Retrieved April 6, 2011.


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