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Exelastis crudipennis

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Exelastis crudipennis is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 8 countries, including Cameroon, Congo - Kinshasa and Ethiopia.

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Quick facts about Exelastis crudipennis

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
8 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Exelastis crudipennis 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 crudipennis is listed for 8 countries.

Dem. Rep. CongoZimbabweCameroonGhanaGuineaMalawiEthiopiaUganda
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Cameroon
  2. Congo - Kinshasa
  3. Ethiopia
  4. Ghana
  5. Guinea
  6. Malawi
  7. Uganda
  8. Zimbabwe

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Exelastis crudipennis 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 crudipennis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusExelastis
  7. SpeciesExelastis crudipennis (Meyrick, 1932)

Synonyms Marasmarcha crudipennis

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Exelastis crudipennis

Other species in the same genus Exelastis.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Exelastis crudipennis live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Exelastis crudipennis for 8 countries, including Cameroon, Congo - Kinshasa, Ethiopia, Ghana and Guinea. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Exelastis crudipennis?

Exelastis crudipennis (Exelastis crudipennis) 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.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Exelastis crudipennis (Exelastis crudipennis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/exelastis-crudipennis

MLA

“Exelastis crudipennis (Exelastis crudipennis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/exelastis-crudipennis.

BibTeX
@misc{exelastis_crudipennis_2026,
  title = {Exelastis crudipennis (Exelastis crudipennis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/exelastis-crudipennis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}