Exelastis ebalensis

Exelastis ebalensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Exelastis
Species:	E. ebalensis
Binomial name
	Exelastis ebalensis; (Rebel, 1907)
Synonyms
	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, Ghana, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Oman and Yemen.

Description

Cees Gielis described Exelastis caroli, which has since been synonymized to Exelastis ebalensis. 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.

Notes and references

↑ As Exelastis caroli

↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. "Exelastis ebalensis". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 11 May 2023.
1 2 3 Hobern, Donald (5 May 2023). "Family Pterophoridae". Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. "Exelastis caroli". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 11 May 2023.
↑ Gielis, Cees (2008). "Ten new species of Afrotropical Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera)". Zoologische Mededelingen. 82 (6). Leiden: 48. ISSN 0024-0672. Retrieved 11 May 2023.

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[4] As Exelastis caroli

[AfroMoths-ebalensis-1] De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. "Exelastis ebalensis". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 11 May 2023.

[CPW-2] 1 2 3 Hobern, Donald (5 May 2023). "Family Pterophoridae". Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World. Retrieved 11 May 2023.

[AfroMoths-caroli-3] De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. "Exelastis caroli". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 11 May 2023.

[Gielis-2008-5] Gielis, Cees (2008). "Ten new species of Afrotropical Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera)". Zoologische Mededelingen. 82 (6). Leiden: 48. ISSN 0024-0672. Retrieved 11 May 2023.