Exelastis ebalensis

Exelastis ebalensis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It has been recorded from Kenya,[lower-alpha 1] Ghana, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Oman and Yemen.[2]

Exelastis ebalensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

Description

Cees Gielis described Exelastis caroli—which has since been synonymized to Exelastis ebalensis[2]—as having a wingspan of 13 mm, pale-ochreous white forewings with some darker scales and pale grey fringes, and 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. 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. Leiden. 82 (6): 48. ISSN 0024-0672. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
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