Chrysoclista

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Chrysoclista
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Chrysoclista

Stainton, 1854 [1]
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Chrysoclista is a genus of moths of the family Agonoxenidae described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854.

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Taxonomy

The genus is mostly placed in the family Agonoxenidae, but other authors list it as a member of the families Elachistidae, Cosmopterigidae or Momphidae.

Species

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