Exelastis ebalensis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It has been recorded from Kenya,[a] Ghana, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Oman and Yemen.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Exelastis |
| Species: | E. ebalensis
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| Exelastis ebalensis | |
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Description
editCees Gielis described Exelastis caroli—which has since been synonymized to Exelastis ebalensis[2]—as having a wingspan of 13 mm, pale-ochreous white forewings with some darker scales and pale grey fringes, and pale ochreous-white hindwings and fringes.[4]
Notes and references
edit- ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. "Exelastis ebalensis". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ a b c Hobern, Donald (5 May 2023). "Family Pterophoridae". Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. "Exelastis caroli". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ Gielis, Cees (2008). "Ten new species of Afrotropical Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera)". Zoologische Mededelingen. 82 (6). Leiden: 48. ISSN 0024-0672. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
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