Biology:Sphenarches caffer
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Short description: Species of plume moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Sphenarches |
| Species: | S. caffer
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| Sphenarches caffer (Zeller, 1852)[1]
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Sphenarches caffer, the bottle gourd plume moth, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. 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
- ↑ "Sphenarches caffer". Afro Moths. http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/SPHECAFF. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
Wikidata ☰ Q7576626 entry
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