Kingdom Animalia Family Pterophoridae Scientific name Sphenarches caffer Rank Species | Class Insecta Genus Sphenarches Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | |
Similar Sphenarches anisodactylus, Callopistria maillardi, Anticarsia irrorata, Erechthias, Lantanophaga pusillidactyla | ||
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.
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