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Exelastis crepuscularis

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Exelastis crepuscularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Exelastis
Species:
E. crepuscularis
Binomial name
Exelastis crepuscularis
(Meyrick, 1909)[1]
Synonyms
  • Marasmarcha crepuscularis Meyrick, 1909

Exelastis crepuscularis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from South Africa and São Tomé and Principe.

The larvae feed on Alysicarpus vaginalis.

References

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  1. ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Exelastis crepuscularis (Meyrick, 1909)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 15, 2017.