Cervaria

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Cervaria
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Cervaria

Walker, 1866
Species:
C. xylinella
Binomial name
Cervaria xylinella
Walker, 1866

Cervaria is a monotypic moth genus belonging to the family Tineidae. [1] It contains only one species, Cervaria xylinella, which is found in India. Both the genus and species were described by Francis Walker in 1866.

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