Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864)

Biology

Life cycle:

Parasitoid: Conura quadrilineata (Chalcididae).

Ecology

Host plants:

• Acanthaceae
  - Brillantaisia lamium

• Asteraceae
  - Centratherum punctatum
  - Eupatorium betonicaeforme

• Cucurbitaceae
  - Cucurbita pepo
  - Lagenaria leucantha var. clavata
  - Lagenaria leucantha var. gourda
  - Lagenaria siceraria
  - Lagenaria vulgaris
  - Luffa aegyptiaca

• Euphorbiaceae
  - Caperonia castaneifolia
  - Caperonia regales

• Fabaceae
  - Cajanus bicolor
  - Cajanus cajan
  - Dolichos lablab
  - Mimosa pudica
  - Phaseolus vulgaris

• Geraniaceae
  - Geranium maculatum
  - Pelargonium

• Malvaceae
  - Hibiscus mutabilis
  - Theobroma cacao

• Marantaceae
  - Thalia geniculata

• Oxalidaceae
  - Averrhoa bilimbi
  - Biophytum sensitivum

• Passifloraceae
  - Passiflora foetida

• Plantaginaceae
  - Antirrhinum majus

• Verbenaceae
  - Lantana camara

Distribution

Known from Cameroun, Seychelles, Réunion Island, Madagascar, Kenya, Tanzania, Congo, The Gambia, Guinea, Ghana, Nigeria, Tchad, Malawi, Swaziland, and Côte d'Ivoire.