Exaeretia nechlys

Exaeretia nechlys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Exaeretia
Species:
E. nechlys
Binomial name
Exaeretia nechlys
(Hodges, 1974)
Synonyms
  • Martyrhilda nechlys Hodges, 1974
  • Depressariodes nechlys

Exaeretia nechlys is a moth in the family Depressariidae.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona to California and in Nevada.[2]

The larvae feed on Sidalcea malviflora, Malva, Malacothamnus jonesii and Sphaeralcea species.[3]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Exaeretia nechlys​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ "Exaeretia Stainton, 1849" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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