Exelastis ebalensis

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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

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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

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