Exelastis pumilio

Exelastis pumilio is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It has worldwide tropical distribution, including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Japan, Micronesia, South Africa the Virgin Islands as well as Queensland and New Guinea.
The wingspan is 12–15 mm. Adults are on wing in March, April and June.

Foodplants

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Desmodium incanum, Alysicarpus vaginalis and Oxalis sp. In India it was recorded feeding on Boerhaavia repens from India and Sri Lanka and Boerhaavia diffusa from Hawaii. In Guam some specimens were obtained from ''Boerhaavia sp.''

Taxonomy

The genus Hepalastis is often treated as a synonym of Exelastis.