Sphenarches

Sphenarches
	Sphenarches anisodactylus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Tribe:	Platyptiliini
Genus:	Sphenarches; Meyrick, 1886
Synonyms
	Sphenarctes Carus, 1887 (misspelling);

Sphenarches is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. Species in this genus are distributed in regions with pantropical climates, and are also found in Japan and southern Canada. Host plants for the genus are Dolichos lablab, Lagenaria leucantha clavata, and L. leucantha gourda.

Species

Sphenarches anisodactylus (syn: Sphenarches synophrys (type))
Sphenarches bilineatus Yano, 1963
Sphenarches bifurcatus
Sphenarches caffer (Zeller, 1852)
Sphenarches cafferoides Gibeaux, 1996
Sphenarches nanellus
Sphenarches ontario (McDunnough, 1927)
Sphenarches zanclistes (Meyrick, 1905)

Species of doubtful validity

Sphenarches languidus was originally described as Oxyptilus languidus, discovered in Colombia by Felder and Rogenhofer in 1875. The species's validity is uncertain; it may be a synonym of Sphenarches nanellus. The type specimen of this species is in poor condition, and more information has not been found. Contemporary knowledge is not able to differentiate between the two species.^[1]

References

^ 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). Archived from the original on 2019-11-02. Retrieved 2018-03-24.

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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). Archived from the original on 2019-11-02. Retrieved 2018-03-24.

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