Cacocharis

Walsingham, 1892

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Cacocharis is a of tortricid moths in the Olethreutinae, established by Walsingham in 1892. The genus is Neotropical in distribution and contains at least three described . A taxonomic review published in 2007 addressed synonymy and documented plant associations.

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How to pronounce Cacocharis: /ˌkækəʊˈkærɪs/

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Distribution

Neotropical region.

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Taxonomic revision

A 2007 review in Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington established a new synonymy within the and documented plant associations.

Described species

Three are currently recognized: Cacocharis albimacula Walsingham, 1892; Cacocharis canofascia (Forbes, 1930); and Cacocharis cymotoma (Meyrick, 1917).

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