Exelastis montischristi
| Exelastis montischristi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Exelastis |
| Species: | E. montischristi |
| Binomial name | |
| Exelastis montischristi (Walsingham, 1897) | |
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Exelastis montischristi is a species of moth in the genus Exelastis, known from Hispaniola,[1] Ecuador, Grenada, Jamaica, Martinique, the Virgin Islands,[2] Florida and Texas.[3] It has also been recorded from Tanzania.[4]
Adults take flight in January, July and August, and have a wingspan of about 16 millimetres.[5] 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.[6]
Its hostplant is Rhynchosian 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 longitudinal ridges.[7]
References
- ↑ Arthropods of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti)
- ↑ Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)
- ↑ Description Of A New Species Of Exelastis (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) From The Neotropics, With Keys To Adults Of The Four Species Occurring In Florida
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)
- ↑ Description Of A New Species Of Exelastis (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) From The Neotropics, With Keys To Adults Of The Four Species Occurring In Florida
- ↑ Description Of A New Species Of Exelastis (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) From The Neotropics, With Keys To Adults Of The Four Species Occurring In Florida