Exelastis

Exelastis is a genus of plume moths in the family Pterophoridae. There are more than 20 described species in Exelastis.[1][2]

Exelastis
Exelastis pumilio, Florida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Tribe: Exelastini
Genus: Exelastis
Meyrick, 1908
Synonyms
  • Karachia Amsel, 1968
  • Marasmarcha auct., not Meyrick, 1886
  • Hepalastis Gibeaux, 1994
  • Cordivalva Gibeaux, 1994

Species

These 21 species belong to the genus Exelastis:

References

  1. "Exelastis". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
  2. "Exelastis genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2021-10-22.

Former species


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