Sphenarches zanclistes (Meyrick, 1905)
 (previously known as : Oxyptilus zanclistes)
PTEROPHORIDAE,   PTEROPHORIOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Debbie Matthews & Stella Crossley


(Photo: courtesy of Craig Williams, Singapore)

The food plants of this Caterpillar are reported to be from the family FABACEAE, including :

  • Lablab Bean ( Dolichos lablab ),
  • Cowpea ( Vigna unguiculata ).

    The adult moths are brown with some white markings and three dark spots on the costa of each forewing. The wings are divided into lobes. The wingspan is abou 1.5 cms.


    mating pair
    (Photo: courtesy of Craig Williams, Singapore)

    The species has been found in

  • Japan,
  • Myanmar,
  • Singapore,

    as well as in

  • Australia.

    Further reading :

    Edward Meyrick,
    Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera I,
    Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society,
    Volume 16 (1905), pp. 581-582.

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    (updated 5 July 2004, 9 March 2017)