Description of the Life Stages of Sphenarches anysodactylus (Walker) (Pterophoridae: Lepidoptera)
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.
Keywords
Sphenarches anysodactylus, Lablab purpureus, Egg larva, Larval chaetotaxy, Pupa, Genitalia, mtCo1, Phylogenetic analysis