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Xenolechia
Sign in to saveXenolechia is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. The genus is distributed in Eurasia and North America. Host plants are known from families Ericaceae, Fagaceae, and Rhamnaceae.
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Xenolechia is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. The genus is distributed in Eurasia and North America. Host plants are known from families Ericaceae, Fagaceae, and Rhamnaceae.
==Species== There are eleven recognized species: Xenolechia aethiops (Humphreys & Westwood, 1845) Xenolechia basistrigella (Zeller, 1873) Xenolechia ceanothiae Priest, 2014 Xenolechia ceanothiella (Braun, 1921) Xenolechia lindae Huemer & Karsholt, 1999 Xenolechia ontariensis Keifer, 1933 Xenolechia pseudovulgella Huemer & Karsholt, 1999 Xenolechia querciphaga Keifer, 1933 Xenolechia staspa Opler, 1974 Xenolechia taphiopis (Meyrick, 1929) Xenolechia velatella Busck, 1907
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