Fire-flag plume moth
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The fire-flag plume moth (Sphenarches anisodactylus) is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 53 countries, including Australia, Bahamas and Bhutan.
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Quick facts about the fire-flag plume moth
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 53 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does the fire-flag plume moth live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The fire-flag plume moth is listed for 53 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the fire-flag plume moth endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the fire-flag plume moth classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyPterophoridae
- genusSphenarches
- SpeciesSphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864)
Synonyms Megalorhipida rishwani, Megalorrhipida rishwani, Oxyptilus anisodactylus, Platyptilia pygmaeana, Pterophorus diffusalis, Sphenarches caffer, Sphenarches chroesus, Sphenarches diffusalis, Sphenarches pygmaeana, Sphenarches rishwani, Sphenarches synophrys
Other names and names in other languages (2)
- フジマメトリバJapanese
- 扁豆蝶羽蛾 (扁豆羽蛾)Chinese
Relatives of the fire-flag plume moth
Other species in the same genus Sphenarches.
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the fire-flag plume moth live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the fire-flag plume moth for 53 countries, including Australia, Bahamas, Bhutan, Brazil and Cameroon. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the fire-flag plume moth?
The fire-flag plume moth (Sphenarches anisodactylus) belongs to the family Pterophoridae in the order Lepidoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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