Exelastis rhynchosiae

Exelastis rhynchosiae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Exelastis
Species:	E. rhynchosiae
Binomial name
	Exelastis rhynchosiae; (Dyar, 1898)
Synonyms
	Pterophorus rhynchosiae Dyar, 1898;

Exelastis rhynchosiae is a species of moth in the genus Exelastis, known from Arkansas and Florida in the United States. It is restricted to specific habitats with dry or well drained sandy soils such as pine flatwoods, pine-turkey oak sandhills, sandy open areas of high live oak hammocks, or sand pine-evergreen scrub on ancient dunes where the hostplants grow.^[1]

Adults are on wing from April to November, and have a wingspan of 12–18 millimetres.^[1]

The larvae feed on Rhynchosia cinerea and possibly Rhynchosia latifolia.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Description Of A New Species Of Exelastis (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) From The Neotropics, With Keys To Adults Of The Four Species Occurring In Florida

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[plumemoth.com-1] Description Of A New Species Of Exelastis (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) From The Neotropics, With Keys To Adults Of The Four Species Occurring In Florida

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