Sphenarches nanellus

Sphenarches nanellus
Sphenarches nanellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Sphenarches
Species: S. nanellus
Binomial name
Sphenarches nanellus
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Oxyptilus nanellus Walker, 1864

Sphenarches nanellus is a species of moth in the genus Lioptilodes, known from Brazil and Peru. The hostplant for the species is Eupatorium betonicaeforme. Moths in this species take flight in March, May, and December, and have a wingspan of approximately 9-11 millimetres.[1]

References

  1. ^ Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)
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