Sphenarches nanellus

Sphenarches nanellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Sphenarches
Species:	S. nanellus
Binomial name
	Sphenarches nanellus; (Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
	Oxyptilus nanellus Walker, 1864;

Sphenarches nanellus is a species of moth in the genus Sphenarches known from Brazil and Peru. The host plant for the species is . Moths of this species take flight in March, May, and December and have a wingspan of approximately 9–11 millimetres (0.35–0.43 in).^[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).

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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).

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