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Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864)

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Higher taxa: Pterophoridae (family)/  Pterophorinae (subfamily)/  Oxyptiliini (tribe)/  Sphenarches (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Walker, 1864)
Citation:Oxyptilus anisodactylus
Original genus:Oxyptilus
Publication:Walker F. 1864b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXX.– Tineites.
Journal:—
Volume:30
Issue:
Pagination:934–935
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38948526
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Sphenarches anisodactylus (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Lectotype ♂ NHMUK Lectotype ♂, designated by S. Adamczewski (1951: 328), genitalia slide S. Adamczewski 1947/50♂, NHMUK Sri Lanka [Sri Lanka], Ceylon, Colombo, xii, leg. Nietner. Adamczewski S. 1951. On the systematics and origin of the generic group Oxyptilus Zeller (Lep. Alucitidae). page 934–935
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Lectotype ♀ NHMUK Paralectotype 1♀, NHMUK. Sri Lanka [Sri Lanka], Ceylon, Colombo, xii, leg. Nietner. Adamczewski S. 1951. On the systematics and origin of the generic group Oxyptilus Zeller (Lep. Alucitidae). page 934–935
Distribution note:

Australasia: Australia, Bismarck Islands, Bonin Island, Fiji, Guam, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Hebrides, Palau, Solomon Islands, St. Thomas, Tonga; Nearctic: U.S.A.; Neotropical: Bahamas, Brazil, Dominica, Grenada, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Virgin Islands; Oriental: India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam; Palaearctic: China, Japan, Nepal.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Cabo Verde Báez M. & García A. 2005. Lepidoptera. – In: Arechavaleta M., Zurita N., Marrero M. C. & Martín J. L. (eds). Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde (hongos, plantas y animales terrestres). page 89 (probably introduced)
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Cabo Verde Brava Arenberger E. & Aistleitner E. 2012. Die Pterophoridae der Kapverdischen Inseln, 2. Beitrag, mit der Beschreibung einer neuen Art der Gattung Stenoptilia Hübner (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). page 23
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Cameroon page A. Guyonnet
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Chad Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 54
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Comoros Mohéli (Mwali) Gibeaux C. 1994b. Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. page 74
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Comoros Grande Comore (Ngazidja) Gibeaux C. 1994b. Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. page 74
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Congo Bigot L. 1992. Lépidoptères Pterophoridae de la République du Congo avec description d'une espèce nouvelle, Exelastis boireaui. page 53
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Bigot L. 1969. Les Lépidoptères Pterophoridae du musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, à Tervuren. page 179
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Bigot L. 1969. Les Lépidoptères Pterophoridae du musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, à Tervuren. page 179
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Equateur Bigot L. 1969. Les Lépidoptères Pterophoridae du musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, à Tervuren. page 179
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Kinshasa Bigot L. 1969. Les Lépidoptères Pterophoridae du musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, à Tervuren. page 179
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Côte d'Ivoire Bigot L. 1970b. Deuxième note sur les lépidoptères Pterophoridae de la Côte d'Ivoire. page 762
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Equatorial Guinea Strand E. 1913d. Zoologische Ergebnisse der Expedition des Herrn G. Tessmann nach Süd-Kamerun und Spanisch-Guinea. Lepidoptera IV. (Verschiedene Familien). page 66 (as chroesus)
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Eswatini Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 54
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Ethiopia Ustjuzhanin P. Y., Kovtunovich V. N., Gorbunov O. G. & Kemal A. 2011. On the fauna of the plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia. page 355
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Gambia Arenberger E. & Wojtusiak J. 1996. Pterophoridae aus Nigeria (Insecta, Lepidoptera). page 79
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Ghana Gielis C. 2011. Notes on some African Pterophoridae, with description of new species (Lepidoptera). page 48
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Guinea Bigot L. 1964a. Les Pterophoridae de Guinée. page 177
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Kenya Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 54
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Madagascar Bigot L. 1964c. Les Pterophoridae de Madagascar. page 25
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Malawi Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 54
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Mauritius Gibeaux C. 1994b. Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. page 74
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Nigeria Arenberger E. & Wojtusiak J. 1996. Pterophoridae aus Nigeria (Insecta, Lepidoptera). page 79
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Réunion Bigot L. & Laurent S. 1998. Trois espèces de lépidoptères Pterophoridae nouvelles pour l'île de la Réunion. page 57
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Senegal Bigot L. 1969. Les Lépidoptères Pterophoridae du musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, à Tervuren. page 179
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Seychelles Bigot L. 1962. Les Ptérophorides des îles Seychelles (Lep.). page 82
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Seychelles Mahé Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 86
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Bigot L. 1969. Les Lépidoptères Pterophoridae du musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, à Tervuren. page 179
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Tanzania Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 54
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) United Arab Emirates Gielis C. 2008e. Order Lepidoptera, family Pterophoridae. – In: van Harten, A. (ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE Volume I. page 464
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Zimbabwe Ustjuzhanin P. Y. & Kovtunovich V. N. 2013. On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. page 157
Plant note:

On the flowers (see L. Bigot & Vuattoux 1979: 841).

Bigot L. & Vuattoux R. 1979. Quelques données biologiques et écologiques sur les Lépidoptères de la région de Lamto, Côte d'Ivoire.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Antirrhinum majus Plantaginaceae Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 54
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Averrhoa bilimbi Oxalidaceae Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 54
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Biophytum sensitivum Oxalidaceae Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 54
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Brillantaisia lamium Acanthaceae Côte d'Ivoire Bigot L. & Vuattoux R. 1979. Quelques données biologiques et écologiques sur les Lépidoptères de la région de Lamto, Côte d'Ivoire. page 841
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Cajanus cajan Fabaceae Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 54
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Caperonia castaneifolia Euphorbiaceae Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 54
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Caperonia regales Euphorbiaceae Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 54
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Centratherum punctatum Asteraceae Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 54
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Cucurbita pepo Cucurbitaceae Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 54
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Cucurbita sp. Cucurbitaceae United Arab Emirates Gielis C. 2008e. Order Lepidoptera, family Pterophoridae. – In: van Harten, A. (ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE Volume I. page 467
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Cynorkis purpurascens Orchidaceae Réunion Bippus M. 2020b. Records of Lepidoptera from the Malagasy region with description of new species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae, Noctuidae, Alucitidae, Choreutidae, Euteliidae, Gelechiidae, Blastobasidae, Pterophoridae, Tonzidae, Tineidae, Praydidae, Cosm..., Batrachedridae). page 92
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Dolichos lablab Fabaceae Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 54
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Eupatorium betonicaeforme Asteraceae Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 54
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Geranium maculatum Geraniaceae Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 54
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Hibiscus mutabilis Malvaceae Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 54
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Lagenaria leucantha Cucurbitaceae Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 54
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Lagenaria siceraria Cucurbitaceae Côte d'Ivoire Bigot L. & Vuattoux R. 1979. Quelques données biologiques et écologiques sur les Lépidoptères de la région de Lamto, Côte d'Ivoire. page 841
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Lagenaria vulgaris Cucurbitaceae Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 54
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Lantana camara Verbenaceae Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 54
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Luffa aegyptiaca Cucurbitaceae Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 54
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Mimosa pudica var. pudica Fabaceae Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 54
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Passiflora foetida Passifloraceae Côte d'Ivoire Bigot L. & Vuattoux R. 1979. Quelques données biologiques et écologiques sur les Lépidoptères de la région de Lamto, Côte d'Ivoire. page 839
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Pelargonium sp. Geraniaceae Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 54
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Phaseolus vulgaris Fabaceae Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 54
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Thalia geniculata Marantaceae Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 54
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Theobroma cacao Sterculiaceae Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 54
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Sphenarches chroesus Strand, 1913 Strand, 1913 species Synonym Sphenarches chroesus
Sphenarches diffusalis (Walker, 1864) (Walker, 1864) species Synonym Pterophorus diffusalis
Sphenarches pygmaeana (Strand, 1913) (Strand, 1913) species Synonym Platyptilia pygmaeana
Sphenarches rishwani (Makhan, 1994) (Makhan, 1994) species Synonym Megalorhipida rishwani
Sphenarches synophrys Meyrick, 1886 Meyrick, 1886 species Synonym Sphenarches synophrys