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Sphenarches anisodactylus
This is a plume moth that i found on the wall of my house. This moth is brownish in color, and it rest in a rigid T shape. It have a wings that split into two parts (feather-like plumes), 4 legs that forming a neat X beneath, and the last two legs were hidden. It length is about 10 mm, and the wingspan is about 15 mm.
- Spotted on the wall of my house. Usually, it can be found around the house (especially near the light sources).
- Plume moth is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. Thanks to Psyche (Dr. Seow) for the ID. - http://www.butterflycircle.com/showthrea....
Here is the guide for identification of this species - http://wiki.trin.org.au/pub/PlumeMoths/S.... * Kingdom: Animalia
* Phylum: Arthropoda
* Class: Insecta
* Order: Lepidoptera
* Family: Pterophoridae
* Genus: Sphenarches
* Species: S. anisodactylus
Spotted on Jan 30, 2014
Submitted on Jan 30, 2014
1 Comment
Nice one! Both fluffy and spiny at the same time.