''Holocacista'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
moth
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s of the family
Heliozelidae
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. It was described by Walsingham and Durrant in 1909.
Species
* ''
Holocacista capensis''
van Nieukerken & Geertsema, 2015
* ''
Holocacista micrarcha''
(Meyrick, 1926)
* ''
Holocacista pariodelta''
(Meyrick, 1929)
* ''
Holocacista rivillei''
* ''
Holocacista salutans''
(Meyrick, 1921)
* ''
Holocacista selastis''
(Meyrick, 1926)
* ''
Holocacista varii''
(Mey, 2011)
Undescribed species
File:Holocacista species on Cissus integrifolia, male, Zimbabwe.jpg, ''Holocacista'' species on '' Cissus integrifolia'', male, Zimbabwe
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File:Holocacista species on Dyerophytum, male, UAE.jpg, ''Holocacista'' species on '' Dyerophytum'', male, UAE
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File:Holocacista species on Impatiens, male, Vietnam.jpg, ''Holocacista'' species on ''Impatiens
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'', male, Vietnam
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File:Holocacista species on Lasianthus, female, Bormeo.jpg, ''Holocacista'' species on ''Lasianthus
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'', female, Borneo
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File:Holocacista species on Leea, male, Borneo.jpg, ''Holocacista'' species on ''Leea
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'', male, Borneo
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File:Holocacista species on Psychotria, male, Australia.jpg, ''Holocacista'' species on ''Psychotria
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'', male, Australia
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File:Holocacista species on Rhoicissus tridentata, male, Zimbabwe.jpg, ''Holocacista'' species on ''Rhoicissus tridentata
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'', male, Zimbabwe
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References
Heliozelidae
Adeloidea genera
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