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Cirrhochrista is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by Julius Lederer in 1863.
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Casuariclystis is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It contains only one species, Casuariclystis latifascia, which is widespread. The range includes Borneo, the Andamans, Fiji, Rotuma Island, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Hong Kong, the Ogasawara Islands, Kenya, Mauritius, Aldabra, and the Seychelles. The habitat consists of coastal areas, dry heath forests, limestone forests, oceanic islands, and dry secondary forests.
Eois is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. The genus contains about 250 validly described species, most from the Neotropical region. Many species are still undescribed and the total number of species is estimated to be over a 1,000 in the Neotropical region alone. The genus was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1818.
Leguminivora is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae.
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