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Sphenarches nanellus

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Sphenarches nanellus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 Sphenarches known from Brazil and Peru. The host plant for the species is Eupatorium betonicaeforme. Moths of this species take flight in March, May, and December and have a wingspan of approximately 9–11 millimetres (0.35–0.43 in).[1]

References

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  1. ^ Gielis, C. (2006). "Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)". Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden. 80–2 (1).