Menesta

Clemens, 1860

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Menesta is a of small in the Depressariidae, first described by Clemens in 1860. in this genus are distributed in North America, with records from the United States including Vermont. The genus belongs to the Stenomatinae within the superfamily Gelechioidea.

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How to pronounce Menesta: /mɛˈnɛsta/

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Distribution

North America; documented from the United States including Vermont.

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Included Species

The contains at least five described : Menesta astronoma (Meyrick, 1909), Menesta cinereocervina (Walsingham, [1892]), Menesta melanella Murtfeldt, 1890, Menesta succinctella (Walker, 1864), and Menesta tortriciformella Clemens, 1860.

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