Exelastis
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Exelastis is a genus of moth
in the Pterophoridae family.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
in the Pterophoridae family.
Species
- Exelastis atomosaExelastis atomosaExelastis atomosa is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, India, Nepal and Iran....
(Walsingham, 1885) - Exelastis bergeriExelastis bergeriExelastis bergeri is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from the Democratic Republic of Congo....
Bigot, 1969 - Exelastis boireauiExelastis boireauiExelastis boireaui is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from the Democratic Republic of Congo....
Bigot, 1992 - Exelastis caroliExelastis caroliExelastis caroli is a moth of the family Pterophoroidea. It is found in Kenia, inhabiting the coastal dunes.The wingspan is 14-19 mm. The moth flies in March.-External links:*...
Gielis, 2008 - Exelastis crepuscularisExelastis crepuscularisExelastis crepuscularis is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from South Africa and São Tomé and Principe.The larvae feed on Alysicarpus vaginalis....
(Meyrick, 1909) - Exelastis crudipennisExelastis crudipennisExelastis crudipennis is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Uganda....
(Meyrick, 1932) - Exelastis dowiExelastis dowiExelastis dowi is a species of moth in the genus Exelastis, known from the Bahamas, Belize and Florida.Adults are on wing in March in Florida and in April in the Bahamas and Belize, and have a forewing length of 6-9.5 millimetres...
D. L. Matthews & B. Landry, 2008 - Exelastis ebalensisExelastis ebalensisExelastis ebalensis is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Yemen ....
(Rebel, 1907) - Exelastis luquetiExelastis luquetiExelastis luqueti is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Madagascar....
(Gibeaux, 1994) - Exelastis montichristi (Walsingham, 1897)
- Exelastis pavidusExelastis pavidusExelastis pavidus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from South Africa....
(Meyrick, 1908) - Exelastis phlyctaeniasExelastis phlyctaeniasExelastis phlyctaenias is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from the Virgin Islands, the islands of Luzon and Palawan in thePhilippines, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Kenya and India ., Ethiopia, La Réunion, Madagascar and Malawi....
(Meyrick, 1911) - Exelastis pilumExelastis pilumExelastis pilum is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.-References:, 2009: On a collection of Pterophoridae from Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 116 : 223-256....
Gielis, 2009 - Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)
- Exelastis rhynchosiaeExelastis rhynchosiaeExelastis rhynchosiae is a species of moth in the genus Exelastis, known from Arkansas and Florida. It is restricted to specific habitats with dry or well drained sandy soils such as pine flatwoods, pine-turkey oak sandhills, sandy open areas of high live oak hammocks, or sand pine-evergreen scrub...
(Dyar, 1898) - Exelastis robinsoniExelastis robinsoniExelastis robinsoni is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from the Comoros....
Gibeaux, 1994 - Exelastis sarcochroaExelastis sarcochroaExelastis sarcochroa is a moth of the Pterophoridae family....
(Meyrick, 1932) - Exelastis vietteiExelastis vietteiExelastis viettei is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from the Comoros....
(Gibeaux, 1994) - Exelastis vuattouxiExelastis vuattouxiExelastis vuattouxi is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Ivory Coast and Nigeria....
Bigot, 1970