Tocasta

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Tocasta
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Tocasta

Busck, 1912
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T. priscella
Binomial name
Tocasta priscella
Busck, 1912

Tocasta is a genus of moths, belonging to the subfamily Agonoxeninae. It has been included in the Coleophoridae and Tineidae in the past. It consists of only one species, Tocasta priscella, which is found in Panama. [1]

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