Microzestis
| Microzestis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | 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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