''Exelastis'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Pterophoridae
The Pterophoridae or plume moths are a family of Lepidoptera with unusually modified wings, giving them the shape of a narrow winged airplane. Though they belong to the Apoditrysia like the larger moths and the butterflies, unlike these they are ...
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Species
, the Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World lists the following 19 species for genus ''Exelastis'':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.
Adults take flight in Janu ...
'' (Walsingham, 1897)
* '' Exelastis pavidus'' (Meyrick, 1908)
* '' Exelastis phlyctaenias'' (Meyrick, 1911)
* '' Exelastis pilum'' Gielis, 2009
* ''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 Af ...
'' (Zeller, 1873)
* ''Exelastis rhynchosiae
''Exelastis rhynchosiae'' is a species of moth in the genus '' Exelastis'', known from Arkansas and Florida in the United States. It is restricted to specific habitats with dry or well drained sandy soils such as pine flatwoods, pine-turkey oak s ...
'' (Dyar, 1898)
* '' Exelastis robinsoni'' Gibeaux, 1994
* '' Exelastis sarcochroa'' (Meyrick, 1932)
* '' Exelastis tenax'' (Meyrick, 1913)
* '' Exelastis viettei'' Gibeaux, 1994
* '' Exelastis vuattouxi'' Bigot, 1970
References
Former species
*'' Exelastis bergeri'' Bigot, 1969
Marasmarchini
Moth genera
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