Sphenarches anisodactylus, commonly known as the geranium plume moth, is a species of moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is found in western Africa, Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Japan, the New Hebrides and Central and South America, as well as Australia, where it has been recorded from Cape York to central New South Wales. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Florida, as well as Mississippi.[1] It is also present in the Kermadec Islands of New Zealand.[2]
sphenarches, anisodactylus, commonly, known, geranium, plume, moth, species, moth, family, pterophoridae, found, western, africa, madagascar, india, lanka, thailand, japan, hebrides, central, south, america, well, australia, where, been, recorded, from, cape, . Sphenarches anisodactylus commonly known as the geranium plume moth is a species of moth in the family Pterophoridae It is found in western Africa Madagascar India Sri Lanka Thailand Japan the New Hebrides and Central and South America as well as Australia where it has been recorded from Cape York to central New South Wales It is found in the United States where it has been recorded from Florida as well as Mississippi 1 It is also present in the Kermadec Islands of New Zealand 2 Sphenarches anisodactylusScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily PterophoridaeGenus SphenarchesSpecies S anisodactylusBinomial nameSphenarches anisodactylus Walker 1864 SynonymsOxyptilus anisodactylus Walker 1864 Pterophorus diffusalis Walker 1864 Sphenarches synophrys Meyrick 1886 Sphenarches chroesus Strand 1913 Pselnophorus dolichos Matsumura 1931 Megalorhipida rishwani Makhan 1994 The wingspan is about 10 millimetres 0 39 in The larvae feed on flower buds and flowers of Dolichos lablab Lagenaria Pelargonium and Fabaceae species Other recorded food plants include Brillantaisia lamium Caperonia castaneifolia Phaseolus vulgaris Hibiscus mutabilis Thalia geniculata Mimosa pudica Orchidaceae Averrhoa bilimbi Passiflora foetida Antirrhinum majus Theobroma cacao and Lantana camara References edit Plume Moths From The Bryant Mather Collection Lepidoptera Pterophoridae PDF Plume Moth com Retrieved 1 October 2010 Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker 1864 nzinverts landcareresearch co nz Retrieved 2022 05 08 External links editAustralian Faunal Directory Moths of Australia Australian Insects Images nbsp Data related to Sphenarches anisodactylus at Wikispecies nbsp Media related to Sphenarches anisodactylus at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This article on a moth of the family Pterophoridae is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sphenarches anisodactylus amp oldid 1171562044, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
