Exelastis atomosa
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
Exelastis atomosa is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 13 countries, including Eswatini, Ethiopia and India.
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Quick facts about Exelastis atomosa
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 13 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does Exelastis atomosa live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
Exelastis atomosa is listed for 13 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is Exelastis atomosa endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is Exelastis atomosa classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyPterophoridae
- genusExelastis
- SpeciesExelastis atomosa (Walsingham, 1885)
Synonyms Aciptilia atomosa
Relatives of Exelastis atomosa
Other species in the same genus Exelastis.
Dwarf plume moth
Exelastis pumilio
Monte Christi plume moth
Exelastis montischristi
Snout-bean plume moth
Exelastis rhynchosiae
Dow's plume moth
Exelastis dowi
CompareExelastis atomosa vs Dwarf plume mothExelastis atomosa vs Monte Christi plume mothExelastis atomosa vs Snout-bean plume mothExelastis atomosa vs Dow's plume moth
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does Exelastis atomosa live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list Exelastis atomosa for 13 countries, including Eswatini, Ethiopia, India, Iran and Kenya. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is Exelastis atomosa?
Exelastis atomosa (Exelastis atomosa) belongs to the family Pterophoridae in the order Lepidoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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