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Gelechiidae

[R] Rather large family of the order Lepidoptera, with moths characterized by trapezoidal wings.
This family includes pests of worldwide importance, e.g. the peach twig borer (Anarsia lineatella) and the beet moth (Scrobipalpa ocellatella).

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