Exelastis phlyctaenias explained

Exelastis phlyctaenias is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from the Virgin Islands, the islands of Luzon and Palawan in the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Kenya^[1] and India (Coorg),^[2] Burundi, Comoros, Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, La Réunion, Mauritius, Madagascar, Malawi and South Africa.^[3]

The wingspan is 15–16 mm. Adults are on wing in October on the Virgin Islands.

Larvae have been recorded on Anacardium occidentale^[4] (Cashew tree) (Anacardiaceae) and Cajanus indicus (Fabaceae).

References

• Meyrick, E. 1911f. Descriptions of Indian Microlepidoptera. - Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 21:104–106.

Notes and References

1. http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/44284 Review of the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) from the Philippines
2. Web site: Taxonomic Studies on the Superfamily Pterophoroidea from North-Western India . 2010-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131109230035/http://www.zoosprint.org/ZooPrintJournal/2005/March/1787-1803.pdf . 2013-11-09 . dead .
3. http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/EXELPHLY Afro Moths
4. Web site: Taxonomic Studies on the Superfamily Pterophoroidea from North-Western India . 2010-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131109230035/http://www.zoosprint.org/ZooPrintJournal/2005/March/1787-1803.pdf . 2013-11-09 . dead .