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Exelastis phlyctaenias

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Exelastis phlyctaenias is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 16 countries, including Bolivia, Congo - Kinshasa and Ethiopia.

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Quick facts about Exelastis phlyctaenias

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
16 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Exelastis phlyctaenias 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 phlyctaenias is listed for 16 countries.

TanzaniaDem. Rep. CongoSouth AfricaBoliviaGuineaMalawiMadagascarUnited Arab EmiratesOmanSri LankaPhilippinesParaguayEthiopia
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  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Bolivia
  2. Congo - Kinshasa
  3. Ethiopia
  4. Guinea
  5. Madagascar
  6. Malawi
  7. Mauritius
  8. Oman
  9. Paraguay
  10. Philippines
  11. Réunion
  12. South Africa
  13. Sri Lanka
  14. Tanzania
  15. U.S. Virgin Islands
  16. United Arab Emirates

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Exelastis phlyctaenias 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 phlyctaenias classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusExelastis
  7. SpeciesExelastis phlyctaenias (Meyrick, 1911)

Synonyms Marasmarcha phlyctaenias

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Exelastis phlyctaenias

Other species in the same genus Exelastis.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Exelastis phlyctaenias live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Exelastis phlyctaenias for 16 countries, including Bolivia, Congo - Kinshasa, Ethiopia, Guinea and Madagascar. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Exelastis phlyctaenias?

Exelastis phlyctaenias (Exelastis phlyctaenias) 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 phlyctaenias (Exelastis phlyctaenias). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/exelastis-phlyctaenias

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{exelastis_phlyctaenias_2026,
  title = {Exelastis phlyctaenias (Exelastis phlyctaenias)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/exelastis-phlyctaenias},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}