Exaeretia nechlys

Exaeretia nechlys
Scientific classification
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 Depressariidae family.[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]

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