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Sphenarches caffer

Synonyms: Oxyptilus walkeri; Pterophorus caffer; Sphenarches cafer; Sphenarches walkeri

Wikipedia Abstract

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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1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0