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Herlinda

''Herlinda'' is a genus of cosmet moths (family Cosmopterigidae). These moths were only discovered in 1968 and the genus was not described until 1986; its affiliations within the family are presently unknown (but see below). This genus, as far as is known, is endemic to the Marquesas Islands of Polynesia, with each species confined to a single island.

They are small moths and resemble ''Microzestis'', a possible close relative. However, the forewing vein 1b of ''Herlinda'' is not forked like in ''Microzestis'', and the forewing 1c is missing in ''Herlinda''. They also resemble ''Iressa'' of subfamily Cosmopteriginae in some anatomical details, but unlike in that genus, the forewing veins 2 and 3 are united in ''Herlinda''. The genitals are convergent in structure with those of the Agonoxenidae genus ''Asymphorodes'', which was mistakenly placed in the Cosmopterigidae. Provided by Wikipedia