Exelastis montischristi explained

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] [6]}

Its host plant is Rhynchosia minima.

Notes and References

1. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2008/f/z01831p530f.pdf Arthropods of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti)
2. Gielis . C. . 2006 . Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera) . Zoologische Mededelingen . 80–2 . 1.
3. http://www.plumemoth.com/Exelastis.pdf Description of a New Species of Exelastis (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from the Neotropics, With Keys to Adults of the Four Species Occurring in Florida
4. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2017 . Exelastis montischristi (Walsingham, 1897) . Afromoths . 24 March 2018.
5. Gielis . C. . 2006 . Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera) . Zoologische Mededelingen . 80–2 . 1.
6. http://www.plumemoth.com/Exelastis.pdf Description of a New Species of Exelastis (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from the Neotropics, With Keys to Adults of the Four Species Occurring in Florida