Monte Christi Plume Moth

Exelastis montischristi

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: 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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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Monte Christi Plume Moth

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