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Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)

- liophanes (Meyrick, 1886)
- gilvidorsis (Hedemann, 1896)

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Fabaceae
    - Alysicarpus vaginalis
    - Desmodium lineatum
  • Oxalidaceae
    - Oxalis

Distribution

Known from Tchad, The Gambia, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Tanzania, Mali, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Rep. S. Africa, Seychelles, Réunion Island, Madagascar, Nigeria, and Congo.



Exelastis pumilio
Photographer: Cees Gielis
Exelastis pumilio
Photographer: Cees Gielis
Exelastis pumilio
Photographer: Cees Gielis

last modified 27 December 2011