Exelastis dowi

Exelastis dowi
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

Exelastis dowi is a species of moth in the genus Exelastis, known from the Bahamas, Belize and Florida in the United States.^[1]

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.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Description Of A New Species Of Exelastis (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) From The Neotropics, With Keys To Adults Of The Four Species Occurring In Florida

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