| Sphenarches cafferoides | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Sphenarches |
| Species: | S. cafferoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphenarches cafferoides Gibeaux, 1996 [1] | |
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