Uganda
UG · native · native
NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Exelastis tenax (Meyrick, 1913)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Exelastis tenax (Meyrick, 1913)
- Name authority
- (Meyrick, 1913)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Pterophoridae
- Genus
- Exelastis
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: yes. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758
- superfamilyPterophoroidea Kuznetzov & Stekolnikov, 1979
- familyPterophoridae Latreille, 1802
- subfamilyPterophorinae Zeller, 1841
- tribeMarasmarchini Tutt, 1906
- genusExelastis Meyrick, 1908
- speciesExelastis tenax (Meyrick, 1913)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Exelastis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Exelastis crepuscularis (Meyrick, 1909) | PterophoridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Exelastis hulstaerti Gielis, 2011 | PterophoridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Exelastis luqueti (Gibeaux, 1994) | PterophoridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Exelastis montischristi (Walsingham, 1897) | PterophoridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Exelastis phlyctaenias (Meyrick, 1911) | PterophoridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) | PterophoridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Exelastis robinsoni Gibeaux, 1994 | PterophoridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Exelastis sarcochroa (Meyrick, 1932) | PterophoridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Exelastis viettei (Gibeaux, 1994) | PterophoridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Exelastis bergeri Bigot, 1969 Bigot, 1969 | synonym |
| Marasmarcha tenax Meyrick, 1913 Meyrick, 1913 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Cameroon
CM · native · native
Sierra Leone
SL · native · native
South Africa
ZA · native · native
Zimbabwe
ZW · native · native
Ustjuzhanin, P., & Kovtunovich, V. (2013). On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal, 5(2), 153–160. https://doi.org/10.33910/1999-4079-2013-5-2-153-160Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3DKHX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.