Calanesia

Calanesia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Calanesia
Sinev, 1990
Species: C. karsholti
Binomial name
Calanesia karsholti
Sinev, 1990

Calanesia is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It contains only ones species, Calanesia karsholti, which is found in Tunisia, North Africa.

The wingspan is 13–16 mm (0.51–0.63 in). Adults have been recorded in March.

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