Description of the Life Stages of Sphenarches anysodactylus (Walker) (Pterophoridae: Lepidoptera

Authors

  • R. Divya Department of Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641003, Tamil Nadu
  • N. Chitra Department of Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641003, Tamil Nadu
  • V. Balasubramani Department of Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641003, Tamil Nadu
  • R. Arulprakash Department of Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641003, Tamil Nadu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2023.722

Keywords:

Sphenarches anysodactylus, Lablab purpureus, egg larva, larval chaetotaxy, pupa, genitalia, mtCo1, phylogenetic analysis

Abstract

Morphological description of egg, larval chaetotaxy, pupa, adult genitalia of plume moth Sphenarches anysodactylus (Walker, 1864) (Pterophoridae: Lepidoptera) is presented. The mtCO1 of the Indian population done in this study is provided, revealing maximum similarity with six populations from Africa (97.55 to 98.37 %) and two populations from Australia (97.52 to 97.70) with differences in 10-15 nucleotide sequences.

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Published

2023-04-03

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Divya, R., Chitra, N., Balasubramani, V., & Arulprakash, R. (2023). Description of the Life Stages of <i>Sphenarches anysodactylus</i> (Walker) (Pterophoridae: Lepidoptera. Indian Journal of Entomology, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2023.722

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