Exelastis ebalensis

Exelastis ebalensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Exelastis
Species:
E. ebalensis
Binomial name
Exelastis ebalensis
(Rebel, 1907)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Alucita ebalensis Rebel, 1907
  • Exelastis caroli Gielis, 2008
  • Pterophorus ashanti Arenberger, 1995
  • Karachia xylochromella Amsel, 1968

Exelastis ebalensis is a moth belonging to the Pterophoridae family. It has been recorded from Kenya,[a] Ghana, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Oman and Yemen.[2]

Description

Cees Gielis described Exelastis caroli, which has since been synonymized to Exelastis ebalensis.[2] It has been described to have a wingspan of 13 mm, pale-ochreous white forewings with some darker scales and pale grey fringes, pale ochreous-white hindwings and fringes.[4]

Notes and references

  1. ^ As Exelastis caroli[3]
  1. ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. "Exelastis ebalensis". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Hobern, Donald (5 May 2023). "Family Pterophoridae". Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  3. ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. "Exelastis caroli". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  4. ^ Gielis, Cees (2008). "Ten new species of Afrotropical Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera)". Zoologische Mededelingen. 82 (6). Leiden: 48. ISSN 0024-0672. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
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