Exelastis ebalensis
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
Exelastis ebalensis is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 7 countries, including Ethiopia, Ghana and India.
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Quick facts about Exelastis ebalensis
- 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
- 7 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does Exelastis ebalensis 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 ebalensis is listed for 7 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is Exelastis ebalensis 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 ebalensis classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyPterophoridae
- genusExelastis
- SpeciesExelastis ebalensis (Rebel, 1907)
Synonyms Alucita ebalensis, Cosmoclostis ashanti, Exelastis caroli, Karachia xylochromella, Pterophorus ashanti
Relatives of Exelastis ebalensis
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 ebalensis vs Dwarf plume mothExelastis ebalensis vs Monte Christi plume mothExelastis ebalensis vs Snout-bean plume mothExelastis ebalensis vs Dow's plume moth
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does Exelastis ebalensis live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list Exelastis ebalensis for 7 countries, including Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Nepal and Oman. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is Exelastis ebalensis?
Exelastis ebalensis (Exelastis ebalensis) 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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