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Exelastis pumilio
Species of plume moth / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[2][3]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Exelastis |
Species: | E. pumilio |
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Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) | |
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The wingspan is 12–15 mm. Adults are on wing in March, April and June.