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Xestocasis
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Xestocasis

Xestocasis is a moth genus of the superfamily Gelechioidea. It was described in the family Heliodinidae and is sometimes also listed in the Cosmopterigidae, but actually seems to belong in the Oecophoridae (possibly in the subfamily Stathmopodinae).

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Xestocasis balanochrysa

speciesXestocasis balanochrysa

Xestocasis iostrota

speciesXestocasis iostrota

Xestocasis colometra

speciesXestocasis colometra

Xestocasis hololampra

speciesXestocasis hololampra

Xestocasis lamprodoxa

speciesXestocasis lamprodoxa

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 532891.