genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
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moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
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family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
Coleophoridae
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The Coleophoridae are a family of small moths, belonging to the huge superfamily Gelechioidea. Collectively known as case-bearers, casebearing moths or case moths, this family is represented on all continents, but the majority are fou ...
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Species
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Enscepastra acutissima
''Enscepastra acutissima'' is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It was described by Wolfram Mey in 2011. It is found in South Africa.
References
Coleophoridae
Moths described in 2011
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'' Mey, 2011
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Enscepastra curvipalpata
''Enscepastra curvipalpata'' is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It was described by Wolfram Mey in 2011. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from the Western Cape.
References
Coleophoridae
Moths described in 2011< ...
'' Mey, 2011
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Enscepastra cygnica
''Enscepastra cygnica'' is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It was described by Wolfram Mey in 2011. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from the Western Cape.
References
Coleophoridae
Moths described in 2011
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'' Mey, 2011
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Enscepastra lathraea
''Enscepastra lathraea'' is a species of moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is known from South Africa.
References
Endemic moths of South Africa
Coleophoridae
Moths of Africa
Moths described in 1920
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Enscepastra longirostris
''Enscepastra longirostris'' is a species of moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is known from South Africa.
References
Endemic moths of South Africa
Coleophoridae
Moths of Africa
Moths described in 1926
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'' Meyrick, 1926
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Enscepastra plagiopa
''Enscepastra plagiopa'' is a species of moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is known from South Africa.
References
Endemic moths of South Africa
Coleophoridae
Moths of Africa
Moths described in 1920
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'' Meyrick, 1920
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Enscepastra recurvata
''Enscepastra recurvata'' is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It was described by Wolfram Mey in 2011. It is found in South Africa.
References
Coleophoridae
Moths described in 2011
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'' Mey, 2011
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Enscepastra scolopacina
''Enscepastra scolopacina'' is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It was described by Wolfram Mey in 2011. It is found in South Africa.
References
Coleophoridae
Moths described in 2011
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'' Mey, 2011
Former species
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Enscepastra machimopis
''Coleophora machinopis'' is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Iraq, Turkestan, Uzbekistan and Turkey.
The larvae feed on ''Alhagi sparsifolia
''Alhagi'' is a genus of Old World plants in the family Fabaceae. They ...