Exelastis phlyctaenias

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Pterophoroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Superfamilia: Pterophoroidea

Familia: Pterophoridae
Subfamilia: Pterophorinae
Tribus: Exelastini
Genus: Exelastis
Species: Exelastis phlyctaenias

Name edit

Exelastis phlyctaenias (Meyrick, 1911)

Type locality: Ceylan, Puttalam.

Lectotype: BMNH. male ♂. gen. prep. Chr. Gibeaux no. 4422. XII.1904. Pole.

Synonyms edit

  • Marasmarcha phlyctaenias Meyrick, 1911

References edit

  • Gibeaux, C., 1994: Fauna de Madagascar 81 Insectes Lépidoptères Pterophoridae
  • Gielis, C., 2003: World Catalogue of Insects Volume 4, Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea (Lepidoptera).
  • Gielis, C., 2006: Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deutero- copinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera).. Zoologische Mededelingen 80-2 (1): 1–290. Full article: [1]