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Exelastis montischristi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pterophoridae

Scientific name
  
Exelastis montischristi

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Exelastis

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Hepalastis pumilio, Megalorhipida leucodactyla, Exelastis, Platyptilia, Pterophoridae

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.

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 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.

References

Exelastis montischristi Wikipedia