Exelastis dowi
Exelastis dowi is a species of moth in the genus Exelastis, known from the Bahamas, Belize and Florida in the United States.[1]
Exelastis dowi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Exelastis |
Species: | E. dowi |
Binomial name | |
Exelastis dowi Matthews & B. Landry, 2008 | |
Adults are on wing in March in Florida and in April in the Bahamas and Belize, and have a forewing length of 6–9.5 millimetres. The forewings are light buff to light ochraceous-buff mixed with light tan scales and the hindwings are slightly darker than the forewing and uniformly ochraceous-tawny with medium gray fringes.[1]
Etymology
The species is named in honor of Mr. Linwood C. Dow who collected the holotype and paratypes from Key Largo, Florida and Belize.
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