Exelastis

Plume moth genus

Exelastis
Exelastis pumilio, Florida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Tribe: Marasmarchini
Genus: Exelastis
Meyrick, 1908
Synonyms[1]
  • Karachia Amsel, 1968
  • Marasmarcha auct., not Meyrick, 1886
  • Hepalastis Gibeaux, 1994
  • Cordivalva Gibeaux, 1994

Exelastis is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae.[2][3]

Species

As of version 1.1.23.125[update], the Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World lists the following 19 species for genus Exelastis:[1]

  • Exelastis atomosa (Walsingham, 1885)
  • Exelastis boireaui Bigot, 1992
  • Exelastis crepuscularis Meyrick, 1909
  • Exelastis crudipennis (Meyrick, 1932)
  • Exelastis dowi Matthews & Landry, 2008
  • Exelastis ebalensis (Rebel, 1907)
  • Exelastis hulstaerti Gielis, 2011
  • Exelastis luqueti Gibeaux, 1994
  • Exelastis montischristi (Walsingham, 1897)
  • Exelastis pavidus (Meyrick, 1908)
  • Exelastis phlyctaenias (Meyrick, 1911)
  • Exelastis pilum Gielis, 2009
  • Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)
  • Exelastis rhynchosiae (Dyar, 1898)
  • Exelastis robinsoni Gibeaux, 1994
  • Exelastis sarcochroa (Meyrick, 1932)
  • Exelastis tenax (Meyrick, 1913)
  • Exelastis viettei Gibeaux, 1994
  • Exelastis vuattouxi Bigot, 1970

References

  1. ^ a b Hobern, Donald (5 May 2023). "Family Pterophoridae". Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Exelastis". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
  3. ^ "Exelastis genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2021-10-22.

Former species

Taxon identifiers
Exelastis


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