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Microzestis

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Microzestis
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Microzestis

Meyrick, 1929
Species:
M. inelegans
Binomial name
Microzestis inelegans
Meyrick, 1929

Microzestis is a gelechioid moth genus usually placed in the cosmet moth family (Cosmopterigidae); its exact relationships are not yet resolved however. Only a single species is known, Microzestis inelegans. It occurs in the Marquesas Islands of Polynesia and is notable for the unusual habits of its caterpillars.

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