Sphenarches anisodactylus, commonly known as the geranium plume moth or fire-flag plume moth, is a species of moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is found in western Africa, Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Japan, the New Hebrides and Central and South America, as well as Australia, where it has been recorded from Cape York to central New South Wales. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Florida, as well as Mississippi. It is also present in the Kermadec Islands of New Zealand.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Fire-flag Plume Moth being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Trichoptilus ceramodes
- Geina periscelidactylus
- Nippoptilia cinctipedalis
- Sphenarches ontario
- Dejongia lobidactylus
- Hexadactilia civilis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Pterophoridae
- Genus
- Sphenarches
- Species
- Sphenarches anisodactylus
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