species 28 observations

Monte Christi Plume Moth

Exelastis montischristi

Field notes

Exelastis montischristi is a species of moth in the genus Exelastis known from Hispaniola, Ecuador, Grenada, Jamaica, Martinique, the Virgin Islands, Florida and Texas. It has also been recorded from Tanzania.

Adults take flight in January, July and August, and have a wingspan of about 16 millimetres.

Its host plant is Rhynchosia minima.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided