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Exelastis
''Exelastis'' is a genus of plume moths in the family Pterophoridae. There are more than 20 described species in ''Exelastis''. Species These 21 species belong to the genus ''Exelastis'': * '' Exelastis atomosa'' (Walsingham, 1885) * '' Exelastis boireaui'' Bigot, 1992 * ''Exelastis caroli'' Gielis, 2008 * '' 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 ''Exelastis viettei'' is a moth o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exelastis Hulstaerti
''Exelastis'' is a genus of plume moths in the family Pterophoridae. There are more than 20 described species in ''Exelastis''. Species These 21 species belong to the genus ''Exelastis'': * '' Exelastis atomosa'' (Walsingham, 1885) * ''Exelastis boireaui'' Bigot, 1992 * ''Exelastis caroli'' Gielis, 2008 * '' 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 vuat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exelastis Montischristi
''Exelastis montischristi'' is a species of moth in the genus ''Exelastis'' known from Hispaniola, Ecuador, Grenada, Jamaica, Martinique, the Virgin Islands, Florida and Texas. It has also been recorded from Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and .... Adults take flight in January, July and August, and have a wingspan of about 16 millimetres. The forewings are light grayish brown with mixed beige scales and some scattered dark brown scales and the hindwings are uniformly dark grayish brown with somewhat lighter fringes. Its host plant is '' Rhynchosia minima''. The larvae are mostly found on small seedling plants and only rarely on mats of older vines. Final instar larvae are about 9 mm long and light green with a dark green middorsal line and raised ivory lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exelastis Tenax
''Exelastis pumilio'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It has worldwide tropical distribution, including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Japan, Micronesia, South Africa the Virgin Islands as well as Queensland and New Guinea. The wingspan is 12–15 mm. Adults are on wing in March, April and June. Foodplants Larvae have been recorded feeding on ''Desmodium incanum'', '' Alysicarpus vaginalis'' and ''Oxalis'' sp. In India it was recorded feeding on ''Boerhaavia repens'' from India and Sri Lanka (Fletcher 1909, 1921) and ''Boerhaavia diffusa'' from Hawaii (Zimmerman 1958). In Guam some specimens were obtained from ''Boerhaavia sp.'' Taxonomy The genus ''Hepalastis'' is often treated as a synonym of ''Exelastis ''Exelastis'' is a genus of plume moths in the family Pterophoridae. There are more than 20 described species in ''Exelastis''. Species These 21 species belong to the genus ''Exelast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exelastis Pumilio
''Exelastis pumilio'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It has worldwide tropical distribution, including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Japan, Micronesia, South Africa the Virgin Islands as well as Queensland and New Guinea. The wingspan is 12–15 mm. Adults are on wing in March, April and June. Foodplants Larvae have been recorded feeding on ''Desmodium incanum'', '' Alysicarpus vaginalis'' and ''Oxalis'' sp. In India it was recorded feeding on ''Boerhaavia repens'' from India and Sri Lanka (Fletcher 1909, 1921) and ''Boerhaavia diffusa'' from Hawaii (Zimmerman 1958). In Guam some specimens were obtained from ''Boerhaavia sp.'' Taxonomy The genus ''Hepalastis'' is often treated as a synonym of ''Exelastis ''Exelastis'' is a genus of plume moths in the family Pterophoridae. There are more than 20 described species in ''Exelastis''. Species These 21 species belong to the genus ''Exelast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exelastis Rhynchosiae
''Exelastis rhynchosiae'' is a species of moth in the genus ''Exelastis'', known from Arkansas and Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ... in the United States. It is restricted to specific habitats with dry or well drained sandy soils such as pine flatwoods, pine-turkey oak sandhills, sandy open areas of high live oak hammocks, or sand pine-evergreen scrub on ancient dunes where the hostplants grow. Adults are on wing from April to November, and have a wingspan of 12-18 millimetres. The forewings are grayish yellow with scattered pale yellow scales and the hindwings are uniformly dark gray brown with medium gray brown fringes and dark tufts. The larvae feed on '' Rhynchosia cinerea'' and possibly '' Rhynchosia latifolia''. They mainly feed on leaf shoots, buds, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exelastis Dowi
''Exelastis dowi'' is a species of moth in the genus ''Exelastis'', known from the Bahamas, Belize and Florida in the United States. Adults are on wing in March in Florida and in April in the Bahamas and Belize, and have a forewing length of 6–9.5 millimetres. The forewings are light buff to light ochraceous-buff mixed with light tan scales and the hindwings are slightly darker than the forewing and uniformly ochraceous-tawny with medium gray fringes. Etymology The species is named in honor of Mr. Linwood C. Dow who collected the holotype A holotype is a single physical example (or illustration) of an organism, known to have been used when the species (or lower-ranked taxon) was formally described. It is either the single such physical example (or illustration) or one of several ... and paratypes from Key Largo, Florida and Belize. References Exelastini Moths described in 2008 {{Exelastini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exelastis Atomosa
''Exelastis atomosa'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, India, Nepal and Iran. Adult are small with yellowish brown wings. The forewings are cut into two plumes and hind wings into three. The larvae are a serious pest of pigeon pea
The pigeon pea (''Cajanus cajan'') is a perennial legume from the family Fabaceae native to the Old World. The pigeon pea is widely cultivated in tropical and semitropical regions around the world, being commonly consumed ...
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Exelastis Bergeri
''Exelastis crudipennis'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from the Congo, Malawi abstract) and Uganda
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Exelastis Caroli
''Exelastis caroli'' is a moth of the family Pterophoroidea. It is found in Kenya, inhabiting the coastal dunes. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is 14–19 mm. The moth flies in March. References External links Ten new species of Afrotropical Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) Endemic moths of Kenya Exelastini Moths of Africa Moths described in 2008 Taxa named by Cees Gielis {{Exelastini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exelastis Crepuscularis
''Exelastis crepuscularis'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from South Africa and São Tomé and Principe. The larvae feed on ''Alysicarpus vaginalis ''Alysicarpus vaginalis'' is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is native to parts of Africa and Asia, and it has been introduced to other continents, such as Australia and the Americas. It is cultivated as a fodder ...''. References Exelastini Moths described in 1909 Moths of Asia Moths of Africa Insects of São Tomé and Príncipe {{Exelastini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exelastis Crudipennis
''Exelastis crudipennis'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from the Congo, Malawi abstract) and Uganda
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East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ... .
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Exelastis Vuattouxi
''Exelastis vuattouxi'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o .... References Exelastini Insects of West Africa Moths of Africa Moths described in 1970 {{Exelastini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |