Dwarf Plume Moth

Exelastis pumilio

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae

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 Africa the Virgin Islands as well as Queensland and New Guinea. The wingspan is 12–15 mm.

Distribution

Dwarf Plume Moth — (c) James (Jim) Duggan, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by James (Jim) Duggan · CC-BY-SA

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 39Mexico · 3Cuba · 1

Sources and credits

Photo(c) James (Jim) Duggan, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by James (Jim) Duggan · CC-BY-SA DescriptionExelastis pumilio, Wikipedia contributors

Dwarf Plume Moth

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