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Anerastia is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1825 and is known from Egypt and Sudan.
Anerastia dubia is a species of snout moth in the genus Anerastia. It was described by Aleksey Maksimovich Gerasimov in 1929. It is found in Hungary.
Anerastia gnathosella is a species of snout moth in the genus Anerastia. It was described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1954 and is known from Egypt.
Anerastia incarnata is a species of snout moth in the genus Anerastia. It was described by Staudinger, 1879. It is found on Sicily.
Anerastia lotella is a species of snout moth in the genus Anerastia. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. It is found in most of Europe, western Russia, Asia Minor, Iran and western Turkestan. It has also been recorded from most of Canada.
Anerastia lavatella is a species of snout moth in the genus Anerastia. It was described by Zerny, in 1917, and is known from Sudan.
Anerastia metallactis is a species of snout moth in the genus Anerastia. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1887. It is found in Australia.
Anerastia flaveolella is a species of snout moth in the genus Anerastia. It was described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1887. It is found in South Africa.
Anerastia infumella is a species of snout moth in the genus Anerastia. It was described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1887, and is known from Iran.
Anerastia mitochroella is a species of snout moth in the genus Anerastia. It was described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1888, and is known from Argentina.
Eucarphia resectella is a species of snout moth in the genus Eucarphia. It was described by Adolf Werneburg in 1865 from Germany.
Anerastia celsella is a moth of the family Pyralidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Sri Lanka.
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