Exelastis ebalensis

Exelastis ebalensis is a moth belonging to the Pterophoridae family. It has been recorded from Kenya,^[a] Ghana, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Oman and Yemen.^[2]

Exelastis ebalensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Exelastis
Species:	E. ebalensis
Binomial name
Exelastis ebalensis (Rebel, 1907)[1]
Synonyms[2]
Alucita ebalensis Rebel, 1907 Exelastis caroli Gielis, 2008 Pterophorus ashanti Arenberger, 1995 Karachia xylochromella Amsel, 1968

Description

Cees Gielis described Exelastis caroli, which has since been synonymized to Exelastis ebalensis.^[2] It has been described to have a wingspan of 13 mm, pale-ochreous white forewings with some darker scales and pale grey fringes, pale ochreous-white hindwings and fringes.^[4]